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• n  the practice of proselytizing
• n  the state of being a proselyte; spiritual rebirth resulting from the zeal of crusading advocacy of the gospel

• In Madison last week a University of Wisconsin faculty meeting weighed a way to make athletic proselytism foolproof.
• Ever since the two faiths divided, however, proselytism has been one of their touchiest disputes, exacerbated by Christian anti-Semitism and centuries of forced conversions.
• The Pope reaffirmed his commitment to "Christian unity" but criticized "aggressive proselytism that disturbs and hurts, sometimes with unworthy procedures," a reference to .

News & Articles

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• Massacre By Boko Haram Jihad Group Leaves Dozens Of Students Dead
  In Nigeria, a group known as Boko Haram has murdered dozens of students at a university in what’s being called a “midnight massacre.” The Boko Haram group is a militant Islamic jihadist sect in the region, formally known under a name that translates to “The Congregation of the People of Tradition for Proselytism and Jihad.”... Read more » Massacre By Boko Haram Jihad Group Leaves Dozens Of ...
  Sept. 30, 2013 - The Inquisitr

Quotes

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• Pope Benedict XVI in Adventist Press Service APD
  He also notes that Pope Benedict says that the Church's charitable activity "must be independent of parties and ideologies" and that it "cannot be used as a means of engaging in what is nowadays considered proselytism" (#31).
• Jean-Louis Debre in guardian.co.uk
  The house speaker, Jean-Louis Debré, said the law was a "clear affirmation that public school is a place for learning, not for militant activity or proselytism".