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

Stark, Rodney

 
9780281078271: Reformation Myths: Five Centuries of Misconceptions and (Some) Misfortunes
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ISBN 10 : 0281078270 ISBN 13 : 9780281078271
Editeur : SPCK Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

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, upsetting apple carts left and right. Almost everything you thought you knew about the Reformation turns out to be a false narrative. . . In future, anyone who makes sweeping claims about the benefits of Protestantism ought to check their assumptions against Stark’s research first.’ Clifford Longley, author and journalist ‘Stark brings the insights of a distinguished sociologist of religion to bear on a range of inherited assumptions about the impact of the Reformation . . . The result makes for salutary reading in this year of commemoration and (not always justified) celebration.’ Peter Marshall, Professor of History, University of Warwick ‘Stark changed the way we think about the early Church and this book may change the way you think about Protestantism . . . Reformation Myths cuts through pious certainties and challenges us to think again about our cultural history.’ Linda Woodhead MBE DD, Professor of Sociology of Religion, Lancaster University

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À propos de l'auteur

Rodney Stark is Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences and Co-Director of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, Texas. He is also Honorary Professor of Sociology at Peking University in Beijing, China. His bestselling book, The Rise of Christianity, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and three of his other books have received prestigious book awards.

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Éditeur
SPCK Publishing
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0281078270
ISBN 13 
9780281078271
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
200
Coordonnées du fabricant
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