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Paul's Drive for Deviants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 November 2003

F. GERALD DOWNING
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33 Westhoughton Road, Chorley PR7 4EU, England
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How did Paul on his own or with a companion or two turn (apparently) ordinary Hellenistic townspeople into deviant atheists? ‘A theory of conversion to a deviant perspective’ (Lofland and Stark) and the example of Cynic deviancy suggest a plausible explanation.

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Research Article
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2003 Cambridge University Press