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ISBN10: 0060677015, ISBN13: 9780060677015, [publisher: Harperone] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This 'fresh, blunt, and highly persuasive account of how the West was won for Jesus' (Newsweek) is now available in paperback. Stark's provocative report challenges conventional wisdom and finds that Christianity's astounding dominance of the Western world arose from its offer of a better, more secure way of life.
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ISBN10: 0060677015, ISBN13: 9780060677015, [publisher: HarperOne] Softcover &Uumlber den AutorrnrnRodney 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, F.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 1997]
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ISBN10: 0060677015, ISBN13: 9780060677015, [publisher: HarperSanFrancisco] Softcover
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1997]

ISBN10: 0060677015, ISBN13: 9780060677015, [publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, San Francisco] Softcover Paperback. Rodney Stark's "fresh, blunt, and highly persuasive account of how the West was wonfor Jesus" (Newsweek)a provocative report that challenges conventional wisdom and finds that Christianity's astounding dominance of the Western world arose from its offer of a better, more secure way of life."Compelling reading" (Library Journal) that is sure to "generate spirited argument" (Publishers Weekly), this account of Christianity's remarkable growth within the Roman Empire is the subject of much fanfare. "Anyone who has puzzled over Christianity's rise to dominance . must read it." says Yale University's Wayne A. Meeks, for The Rise of Christianity makes a compelling case for startling conclusions. Combining his expertise in social science with historical evidence, and his insight into contemporary religion's appeal, Stark finds that early Christianity attracted the privileged rather than the poor, that most early converts were women or marginalized Jewsand ultimately "that Christianity was a success because it proved those who joined it with a more appealing, more assuring, happier, and perhaps longer life" (Andrew M. Greeley, University of Chicago). How the obscure, marginal Jesus movement became the dominant religious force in the Western world in a few centuries. Shipping ...
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ISBN10: 0060677015, ISBN13: 9780060677015, [publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, San Francisco] Softcover Paperback. Rodney Stark's "fresh, blunt, and highly persuasive account of how the West was wonfor Jesus" (Newsweek)a provocative report that challenges conventional wisdom and finds that Christianity's astounding dominance of the Western world arose from its offer of a better, more secure way of life."Compelling reading" (Library Journal) that is sure to "generate spirited argument" (Publishers Weekly), this account of Christianity's remarkable growth within the Roman Empire is the subject of much fanfare. "Anyone who has puzzled over Christianity's rise to dominance . must read it." says Yale University's Wayne A. Meeks, for The Rise of Christianity makes a compelling case for startling conclusions. Combining his expertise in social science with historical evidence, and his insight into contemporary religion's appeal, Stark finds that early Christianity attracted the privileged rather than the poor, that most early converts were women or marginalized Jewsand ultimately "that Christianity was a success because it proved those who joined it with a more appealing, more assuring, happier, and perhaps longer life" (Andrew M. Greeley, University of Chicago). How the obscure, marginal Jesus movement became the dominant religious force in the Western world in a few centuries. Shipping ...
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ISBN10: 0060677015, ISBN13: 9780060677015, [publisher: HarperCollins, San Francisco] Softcover 12mo 246pp. see pictures for synopsis/reviews. #02183. Book VG: age/soil to wraps, text clean, binding tight.
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ISBN10: 0060677015, ISBN13: 9780060677015, [publisher: HarperSanFrancisco] Softcover Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRC; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 210. . 1997. 6th Print. Paperback. . . . .
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