The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion by Rodney Stark

The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion by Rodney Stark

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The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion by 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 tragediesand triumphs that have shaped the trajectory of the Christian faith--and indeed, much of global history.

Rodney Stark is the distinguished professor of the social sciences and codirector of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University. He also is an honorary professor of sociology at Peking University in Beijing, China. He was previously professor of sociology and of comparative religion at the University of Washington, and a research sociologist at the University of California, Berkeley. His PhD is from UC, Berkeley. Many of his previous books have won national and international awards, and many have been translated into a total of seventeen foreign languages.
Rodney Stark is the distinguished professor of the social sciences and codirector of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University. He also is an honorary professor of sociology at Peking University in Beijing, China. He was previously professor of sociology and of comparative religion at the University of Washington, and a research sociologist at the University of California, Berkeley. His PhD is from UC, Berkeley. Many of his previous books have won national and international awards, and many have been translated into a total of seventeen foreign languages.
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ISBN 13 9780062007698
ISBN 10 0062007696
Title The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion
Author Rodney Stark
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published 2012-11-06
Number of pages 512
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