Conversion and Personality Change We know that something...

Conversion and Personality Change We know that something about a person is different (sometimes radically different) following a religious conversion, but exactly what is it? That is, is it he person’s basic personality traits, the person’s motivations and goals, or the persons self-definition that has changed? The answer to these questions becomes clear when seen in light of what constitutes the structure and levels of human personality. Level 1 of personality is made up of basic traits.

Five traits are said to comprise the basic dimensions of personality according to one important line…