· The Rise of Christianity: A Summary of Rodney Stark’s Proposal. When we as Christians consider the coming of Christ and the rise of Christianity, we tend to focus on the spiritual forces at work – the powerful preaching of the gospel, the apostles’ martyrdom for the faith, and the evangelistic attraction of the early church’s common life together. A book like The Rise of Author: Trevin Wax. 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 Jews—and ultimately "that Christianity was a success because it proved those who joined it with a more appealing, more assuring, happier, and perhaps Brand: Harperone. The Rise of Christianity is a book by Rodney Stark wherein he looks at Christianity’s rise to prominence from a sociological perspective. An exercise such as this could lead one to conclude that Stark is using sociology to disregard or dismiss the role of Cited by:
The Rise of Christianity. by Rodney Stark - published by Princeton University Press, A Book Review by Father John McCloskey. As the year approaches, more and more people are asking why we celebrate the end of one millennium and the beginning of another. Obviously the dating goes back, more or less, to the birth of Christ. The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History Sociologist Rodney Stark looks at the appeal of the Christian message itself, for example, how it brought a new conception of humanity. The result is stimulating, provocative, and revolutionary. In "The Rise of Christianity", Rodney Stark identifies several factors that contributed to the spread and acceptance of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire from 0 to approximately AD.
The Rise of Christianity (subtitled either A Sociologist Reconsiders History or How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries, depending on the edition), is a book by the sociologist Rodney Stark, which examines the rise of Christianity, from a small movement in Galilee and Judea at the time of Jesus to the majority religion of the Roman Empire a few centuries later. 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 Jews—and 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). He is the author of many books, including The Churching of America, , with Roger Finke, and A Theory of Religion, with William Sims Bainbridge. "This book is an exciting and important addition to the literature on early Christianity.
0コメント