This week's readings, from chapters by famed anthropologist Talal Asad and political science scholar Paul Taylor, discuss the topic of religious freedom, with a specific focus on the idiosyncrasies of conversion. Prompt: What does Asad mean when he says the verb “convert” is a transitive and intransitive verb? How does this distinction impact the notion of religious freedom? Does Asad challenge a one-size-fits-all notion of religious freedom or human rights?
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