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

Stark, Rodney

 
9780691114361: For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0691114366 ISBN 13 : 9780691114361
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Rodney Stark's provocative 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 inevitably and for the same reasons - in the Protestant Reformation, the rise of modern science, the European witch-hunts, and the Western abolition of slavery. In the process, he explains why Christian and Islamic images of God yielded such different cultural results, leading Christians but not Muslims to foster science, burn "witches," and denounce slavery.

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À propos de l'auteur

Rodney Stark was for many years Professor of Sociology and of Comparative Religion at the University of Washington. In 2004 he became University Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University. He is the author of many books, among them "The Rise of Christianity" and "One True God" (both Princeton).

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691114366
ISBN 13 
9780691114361
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
496
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