The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History - Paperback
by Rodney Stark
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691248042ISBN-10:691248044UPC:9780691248042Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Christianity, Christian Living, Sociology of ReligionBook Topic:HistorySize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC56N1JP5H
A landmark reinterpretation of why Christianity became the dominant faith of the West
The idea that Christianity started as a clandestine movement among the poor is a widely accepted notion. Yet it is one of many myths that must be discarded if we are to understand just how a tiny messianic movement on the edge of the Roman Empire became the dominant faith of Western civilization. In a...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691248042ISBN-10:691248044UPC:9780691248042Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Christianity, Christian Living, Sociology of ReligionBook Topic:HistorySize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC56N1JP5H
Rodney Stark (1934-2022) was Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University, where he was former codirector of the Institute for Studies of Religion. His many books include The Churching of America, 1776-1990 (with Roger Finke) and A Theory of Religion (with William Sims Bainbridge).
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