The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion - Couverture souple

Stark, Rodney

 
9780062007698: The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0062007696 ISBN 13 : 9780062007698
Editeur : HarperOne, 2012

Synopsis

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 of Christianity gathers and refines decadesof powerful research and discovery into one concentrated, concise, and highlyreadable volume that explores Christianity’s most crucial episodes. The uniqueformat of Triumph of Christianity allows Stark to avoid densechronologies and difficult back stories, bringing readers right to the heart ofChristian history’s most vital controversies and enduring lessons.

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À propos de l?auteur

Rodney Stark is the Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University. His thirty books on the history and sociology of religion include The Rise of Christianity, Cities of God, For the Glory of God, Discovering God, and The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success. Stark received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

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 tragediesand triumphs that have shaped the trajectory of the Christian faith—and indeed, much of global history.

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Éditeur
HarperOne
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0062007696
ISBN 13 
9780062007698
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
512
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780062007681: The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion

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ISBN 10 :  0062007688 ISBN 13 :  9780062007681
Editeur : HarperOne, 2011
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