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Triumph of Christianity
How the Jesus Movement Became the World''s Largest Religion
Av Rodney Stark
E-bok, 2011
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
101 kr
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The religious historian and author of God''s Battalions delivers an accessible and illuminating account of Christianity''s rise in the West.In The Triumph of Christianity, celebrated sociologist and religious historian Rodney Stark traces the extraordinary rise of Christianity through its most …
How the West Won
The Neglected Story of the Triumph
Av Rodney Stark
Häftad, 2015
264 kr
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In this page-turning, myth-busting history, acclaimed author Rodney Stark shows exactly why Western civilization triumphed over other cultures—and why we all should be thankful it did.Modernity developed only in the West—in Europe and North America. Nowhere else did science and democracy arise; …
Rise of Christianity
A Sociologist Reconsiders History
Av Rodney Stark
Häftad, 2023
186 kr
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A landmark reinterpretation of why Christianity became the dominant faith of the WestThe 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 …
Bearing False Witness
Debunking Centuries Of Anti-Catholic History
Av Rodney Stark
Häftad, 2017
197 kr
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The following historical statements all appear in well-established textbooks, and have become part of our common culture. Which of them would you say are true?* The Catholic Church incited and actively colluded in nearly two millennia of anti-Semitic violence, and Pope Pius XII is still rightfully …
Rise of Christianity
Av Rodney Stark
Häftad, 1997
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
177 kr
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Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Moveme nt and Conquered Rome
The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Moveme nt and Conquered Rome
Av Rodney Stark
Häftad, 2007
166 kr
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How did the preaching of a peasant carpenter from Galilee spark a movement that would grow to include over two billion followers? Who listened to this "good news," and who ignored it? Where did Christianity spread, and how? Based on quantitative data and the latest scholarship, preeminent scholar …
God's Battalions
Av Rodney Stark
Häftad, 2010
177 kr
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The truth about the Christian Crusades and Muslim Jihad.
Discovering God: Stark looks at the genesis of all the major faiths and how they answer the most basic questions we humans ask about existence
The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief
Av Rodney Stark
Häftad, 2008
142 kr
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Winner of the 2008 Christianity Today Award of Merit in Theology/Ethics The History of God In Discovering God , award-winning sociologist Rodney Stark presents a monumental history of the origins of the great religions from the Stone Age to the Modern Age and wrestles with the central questions of …
Cities of God
The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome
Av Rodney Stark
E-bok, 2009
100 kr
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An "intriguing" study of how early Christianity caught on and converted much of the world, rooted in archaeological and statistical evidence (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).How did the preaching of a peasant carpenter from Galilee spark a movement that would grow to over two billion followers? Who …
Discovering God
The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief
Av Rodney Stark
E-bok, 2009
90 kr
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An award-winning sociologist''s "fascinating and excellent" history of the origins of the great religions from the Stone Age to the Modern Age (Newsweek).In Discovering God, Rodney Stark surveys the birth and growth of religions around the world—from the prehistoric era of primal beliefs; the …
God's Battalions
The Case for the Crusades
Av Rodney Stark
E-bok, 2009
113 kr
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The author of The Rise of Christianity reviews the history of the seven major crusades from 1095-1291 in this work of religious revisionist history.Distinguished and award-winning scholar Rodney Stark takes on the current vogue in liberal thinking to argue that, in fact, the Crusades were not …
Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion
How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion
Av Rodney Stark
Häftad, 2012
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
154 kr
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Celebrated religious and social historian Rodney Starktraces the extraordinary rise of Christianity through its most pivotal andcontroversial moments to offer fresh perspective on the history of the world’slargest religion. In The Triumph of Christianity , the author of God’sBattalions and The Rise …
The Rise of Mormonism
Inbunden, 2005
1077 kr
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Will Mormonism be the next world faith, one that will rival Catholicism, Islam, and other major religions in terms of numbers and global appeal? This was the question Rodney Stark addressed in his much-discussed and much-debated article, "The Rise of a New World Faith" (1984), one of several essays …
Rise of Mormonism
Av Rodney Stark, Reid L. Neilson
E-bok, 2005
861 kr
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Will Mormonism be the next world faith, one that will rival Catholicism, Islam, and other major religions in terms of numbers and global appeal? This was the question Rodney Stark addressed in his much-discussed and much-debated article, "The Rise of a New World Faith" (1984), one of several essays …
Reformation Myths
Five Centuries of Misconceptions and (Some) Misfortunes
Av Rodney Stark
Häftad, 2017
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
145 kr
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What has the Reformation ever done for us?A lot less than you might think, as Rodney Stark shows in this enlightening and entertaining antidote to recent books about the rise of Protestantism and its legacy.‘Rodney Stark takes no prisoners as he charges through five hundred years of history, …
Religion, Deviance, and Social Control
Av Rodney Stark, William Sims Bainbridge
Inbunden, 1997
2525 kr
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Does religion have the power to regulate human behavior? If so, under what conditions can it prevent crime, delinquency, suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse, or joining cults? Despite the fact that ordinary citizens assume religion deters deviant behavior, there has been little systematic scientific …
Religion, Deviance, and Social Control
Av Rodney Stark, William Sims Bainbridge
Häftad, 1997
929 kr
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Does religion have the power to regulate human behavior? If so, under what conditions can it prevent crime, delinquency, suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse, or joining cults? Despite the fact that ordinary citizens assume religion deters deviant behavior, there has been little systematic scientific …
American Piety
The Nature of Religious Commitment
Av Rodney Stark, Charles Y. Glock
Häftad, 1970
400 kr
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How religious are Americans these days? How many still believe in God, in Biblical miracles, in heaven and hell? Do people pray? How much money is being given to churches, by Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Roman Catholics, Lutherans, and other groups? American Piety, the first of a three-volume …
Future of Religion
Secularization, Revival and Cult Formation
Av Rodney Stark, William Sims Bainbridge
Häftad, 1986
365 kr
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Religion is alive and well in the modern world, and the social-scientific study of religion is undergoing a renaissance. For much of this century, respected social theorists predicted the death of religion as inevitable consequence of science, education, and modern economics. But they were wrong. …
Acts of Faith
Explaining the Human Side of Religion
Häftad, 2000
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
280 kr
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Finally, social scientists have begun to attempt to understand religious behavior rather than to discredit it as irrational, ignorant, or foolish--and Rodney Stark and Roger Finke have played a major role in this new approach. Acknowledging that science cannot assess the supernatural side of …
Future of Religion
Secularization, Revival and Cult Formation
Av William Sims Bainbridge, Rodney Stark
E-bok, 1986
593 kr
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Religion is alive and well in the modern world, and the social-scientific study of religion is undergoing a renaissance. For much of this century, respected social theorists predicted the death of religion as inevitable consequence of science, education, and modern economics. But they were wrong. …
American Piety
The Nature of Religious Commitment
Av Charles Y. Glock, Rodney Stark
E-bok, 1970
468 kr
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How religious are Americans these days? How many still believe in God, in Biblical miracles, in heaven and hell? Do people pray? How much money is being given to churches, by Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Roman Catholics, Lutherans, and other groups? American Piety, the first of a three-volume …
Acts of Faith
Explaining the Human Side of Religion
E-bok, 2000
468 kr
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Finally, social scientists have begun to attempt to understand religious behavior rather than to discredit it as irrational, ignorant, or foolish—and Rodney Stark and Roger Finke have played a major role in this new approach. Acknowledging that science cannot assess the supernatural side of …
Rise of Christianity
A Sociologist Reconsiders History
Av Rodney Stark
Inbunden, 1996
776 kr
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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. …
One True God
Historical Consequences of Monotheism
Av Rodney Stark
Häftad, 2003
434 kr
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Western history would be unrecognizable had it not been for people who believed in One True God. There would have been wars, but no religious wars. There would have been moral codes, but no Commandments. Had the Jews been polytheists, they would today be only another barely remembered people, less …
For the Glory of God
How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery
Av Rodney Stark
Häftad, 2004
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
632 kr
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Rodney Stark's provocative new book argues that, whether we like it or not, people acting for the glory of God have formed our modern culture. Continuing his project of identifying the widespread consequences of monotheism, Stark shows that the Christian conception of God resulted--almost …
One True God
Historical Consequences of Monotheism
Av Rodney Stark
E-bok, 2018
599 kr
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Western history would be unrecognizable had it not been for people who believed in One True God. There would have been wars, but no religious wars. There would have been moral codes, but no Commandments. Had the Jews been polytheists, they would today be only another barely remembered people, less …
Rise of Christianity
A Sociologist Reconsiders History
Av Rodney Stark
E-bok, 2020
257 kr
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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 …
Exploring the Religious Life
Av Rodney Stark
Inbunden, 2004
576 kr
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Though religion is for most people one of the most important aspects of their lives, social scientists and other observers of human society too often misunderstand and misrepresent the nature and role of religion in history and in daily life. From the supposed decline of religious attitudes in …
Theory of Religion
Av Rodney Stark, William Bainbridge
Häftad, 1996
414 kr
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In this unique text, Stark and Bainbridge begin with basic statements about human nature and, employing the principles of logic and philosophy, build toward increasingly complex propositions about societies and their religious institutions. They provide a rigorous yet flexible sociological theory …
