The Triumph of Christianity
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The Triumph of Christianity  -     By: Rodney Stark

The Triumph of Christianity

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* What role did Jesus' family play in the early church? How was Christianity's rise influenced by the misery of daily Greco-Roman life? What role did vigorous competition play in the churches of colonial America? Must religion disappear to make room for modernity? Discover these answers and explore many other pivotal and controversial moments with this distinguished historian. 272 pages, softcover from HarperOne.

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Title: The Triumph of Christianity
By: Rodney Stark
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 272
Vendor: HarperOne
Publication Date: 2012
Dimensions: 8.00 X 5.31 X 0.61 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 3 ounces
ISBN: 0062007696
ISBN-13: 9780062007698
Stock No: WW007698

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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 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.

Author Bio

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.

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“2012 Book of the Year” — World Magazine

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