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      The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History

      Rodney Stark

      The idea that Christianity started as a clandestine movement among the poor is a widely accepted notion. This book addresses beliefs and historical facts, and brings a sociologist’s perspective to…

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      The Triumph of Faith: Why the World Is More Religious than Ever

      Rodney Stark

      Believe it or not, the world is more religious than ever before-and bestselling author Rodney Stark has the numbers to prove it: Stark explodes the myth that people around the…

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      Exploring the Religious Life

      Rodney Stark

      Boldy overturns much received wisdom within the social sciences about religion, drawing on a wide range of sources to reassess a diverse selection of topics in the study of religion.

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      What Americans Really Believe

      Rodney Stark

      Reports the surprising findings of the 2007 Baylor Surveys of Religion, a follow up to the 2005 survey, revealing most Americans believe in God or a higher power. This new…

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      For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery

      Rodney Stark

      Argues that, whether we like it or not, people acting for the glory of God have formed our modern culture. This book shows that the Christian conception of God resulted…

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      How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph

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      In this page-turning, myth-busting history, acclaimed author Rodney Stark shows exactly why Western civilization triumphed over other cultures. Taking readers on a thrilling journey from ancient Greece to the present…

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      One True God: Historical Consequences of Monotheism

      Rodney Stark

      Why and how did Jews, Christians, and Muslims missionize, and when and why did their efforts falter? Why did both Christianity and Islam suddenly become less tolerant of Jews late…

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      Reformation Myths: Five Centuries of Misconceptions and (Some) Misfortunes

      Rodney Stark

      An entertaining and enlightening expose of over-inflated claims about the Reformation and what it has done for us

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      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

      Rodney Stark

      Now in paperback, the book Newsweek called fascinating and excellent –Rodney Stark, noted social historian examines the source of all religion to answer whether we invented god, or god was…

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      The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success

      Rodney Stark

      A critical analysis of the important role of Christianity in the history of the West argues that the Christian faith’s emphasis on reason, progress, moral equality, and freedom led to…

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      Bearing False Witness: Debunking Centuries Of Anti-Catholic History

      Rodney Stark

      An entertaining and highly enlightening expose of ten popular misconceptions about the oppressive role of the Catholic Church in history

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      The Rise of Christianity

      Rodney Stark

      The idea that Christianity started as a clandestine movement among the poor is a widely accepted notion. This book addresses beliefs and historical facts, and brings a sociologist's perspective to…

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      Bearing False Witness

      Rodney Stark

      As we all know and as many of our well established textbooks have argued for decades, the Inquisition was one of the most frightening and bloody chapters in Western history…

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      The Rise of Christianity

      Rodney Stark

      How the obscure, marginal Jesus movement became the dominant religious force in the Western world in a few centuries.

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      The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World’s Largest Religion

      Rodney Stark

      In The Triumph of Christianity, acclaimed religious and social historianRodney Stark explains how an obscure Jewish sect became the largestreligion in the world and presents the real story behind the…

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      Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Moveme nt and Conquered Rome

      Rodney Stark

      A leading expert on early Christianity presents new, authentic, and sometimes startling facts and statistics about the rise of early Christianity, and reveals how it grew to become the world’s…

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      God’s Battalions

      Rodney Stark

      The truth about the Christian Crusades and Muslim Jihad.

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      Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World’s Largest Religion

      Rodney Stark

      A highly regarded religious and social historian traces the extraordinary rise of Christianity through its most pivotal, and controversial, moments to offer fresh perspective on well-known events.

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      Sociology of Religion: A Rodney Stark Reader

      Rodney Stark

      For the last five decades, Rodney Stark has been one of sociology’s most prolific and important scholars of religion. In this anthology, Stark’s significant articles are not only, for the…

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      Why God?: Explaining Religious Phenomena

      Professor Rodney Stark (Baylor University)

      Why is it that the majority of people, from all socio-economic, education, and ethnic backgrounds, ascribe to some sort of faith? What draws us to religion? What pushes us away…

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      Why God?: Explaining Religious Phenomena

      Professor Rodney Stark (Baylor University)

      Why is it that the majority of people, from all socio-economic, education, and ethnic backgrounds, ascribe to some sort of faith? What draws us to religion? What pushes us away…

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      Bearing False Witness: Debunking Centuries of Anti-Catholic History

      Professor Rodney Stark (Baylor University)

      As we all know and as many of our well established textbooks have argued for decades, the Inquisition was one of the most frightening and bloody chapters in Western history…

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      America’s Blessings: How Religion Benefits Everyone, Including Atheists

      Professor Rodney Stark (Baylor University)

      A few years ago, a debate between atheists and religious believers spilled out from the halls of academia and the pews of America’s churches and into the public spotlight. A…

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      A Star in the East: The Rise of Christianity in China

      Professor Rodney Stark (Baylor University),Xiuhua Wang

      Written by the leading authority on religon and best-selling author, Rodney Stark, A FIGHT FOR FAITH presents a compelling story about the dramatic rise of Christianity in China, and lays…

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      A Star in the East: The Rise of Christianity in China

      Professor Rodney Stark (Baylor University),Xiuhua Wang

      Written by the leading authority on religon and best-selling author, Rodney Stark, A FIGHT FOR FAITH presents a compelling story about the dramatic rise of Christianity in China, and lays…

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      Acts of Faith: Explaining the Human Side of Religion

      Rodney Stark,Roger Finke

      This is an analysis of the observable, human side of faith. The text combines theorizing with discussion as it moves from considering the religiousness of individuals to the dynamics of…

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      The Churching of America, 1776-2005: Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy

      Roger Finke,Rodney Stark

      This edition offers research, statistics and stories that document-increased participation in religious groups in the US in the 21st century. New chapters chart the development of African American churches from…

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      Bearing False Witness: Debunking Centuries of Anti-Catholic History

      Rodney Stark

      An entertaining and highly enlightening expose of ten popular misconceptions about the oppressive role of the Catholic Church in history

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      Bearing False Witness: Debunking Centuries of Anti-Catholic History

      Rodney Stark

      An entertaining and highly enlightening expose of ten popular misconceptions about the oppressive role of the Catholic Church in history

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      Religious Hostility: A Global Assessment of Hatred & Terror

      Rodney Stark,Katie E Corcoran

      Stark and Corcoran have assembled remarkable facts and figures with which to assess religious hatred and terrorism around the world. Not content merely to document the extent of religious hatred…

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      A Theory of Religion

      Rodney Stark,William Sims Bainbridge

      This work on the sociology of religion begins with basic statements about human nature, and then, employing principles of logic and philosophy, builds towards complex pronouncements on societies and their…

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      Religion, Deviance, and Social Control

      Rodney Stark,William Sims Bainbridge

      In this book the authors analyze data from many times and places to explore the subtle interplay between the religiousness of individuals and that of their social context.

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      Religion, Deviance, and Social Control

      Rodney Stark,William Sims Bainbridge

      In this book, the authors analyze data from many times and places to explore the subtle interplay between the religiousness of individuals and that of their social context.

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      American Piety: The Nature of Religious Commitment

      Rodney Stark,Charles Y. Glock

      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…

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      The Future of Religion: Secularization, Revival and Cult Formation

      Rodney Stark,William Sims Bainbridge

      Sets out to explain the survival of religion. This book charts the contemporary religion from the traditional denominations to the most fervent cults. It presents information derived from numerous surveys…

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      The Rise of Mormonism

      Rodney Stark,Reid Larkin Neilson

      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 work focuses on both the…

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      Sacred Markets, Sacred Canopies: Essays on Religious Markets and Religious Pluralism

      This text provides a structured exchange on the controversy over pluralistic or market theories of religion, written by the main contributors to this literature. There has been increasing interest in…

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