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| − | '''Rodney Stark''' is "one of the world’s most respected [[sociologist]]s of [[religion]]."<ref name="interview">[http://www.jknirp.com/stark.htm An Interview With Rodney Stark]</ref> | + | '''Rodney Stark''' is "one of the world’s most respected [[sociologist]]s of [[religion]].".<ref name="interview">[http://www.jknirp.com/stark.htm An Interview With Rodney Stark]</ref> Since the 1960s Stark has studied the phenomenon of [[conversion]] scientifically focusing especially on [[new religious movement]]s such as [[Mormons]], [[Unification Church|Unificationists]], and [[Krishna|Hare Krishna]]s.<ref>[http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-8294(199009)29%3A3%3C362%3ARSTBY%3E2.0.CO%3B2-B Rodney Stark: The Berkeley Years] - Armand L. Mauss - ''Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion'', Vol. 29, No. 3 (Sep., 1990), pp. 362-366</ref> |
| − | An agnostic himself<ref name="interview" /> | + | An [[agnosticism|agnostic]] himself,<ref name="interview" /> Stark views [[Christian]] history and what Christianity was able to accomplish in a very favorable light (see [[Christianity and science]]). |
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| + | He has written or co-authored many books including: | ||
* The Rise of Christianity (HarperOne San Francisco, 1997) ISBN 978-0060677015 | * The Rise of Christianity (HarperOne San Francisco, 1997) ISBN 978-0060677015 | ||
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* Discovering God (HarperOne, 2007) ISBN 978-0061173899 | * Discovering God (HarperOne, 2007) ISBN 978-0061173899 | ||
| − | + | After many years at the University of Washington, Stark now teaches at Baylor University. | |
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:39, December 10, 2022
Rodney Stark is "one of the world’s most respected sociologists of religion.".[1] Since the 1960s Stark has studied the phenomenon of conversion scientifically focusing especially on new religious movements such as Mormons, Unificationists, and Hare Krishnas.[2]
An agnostic himself,[1] Stark views Christian history and what Christianity was able to accomplish in a very favorable light (see Christianity and science).
He has written or co-authored many books including:
- The Rise of Christianity (HarperOne San Francisco, 1997) ISBN 978-0060677015
- The Churching of America, 1776–1990 (with Roger Finke. Rutgers University Press, 1992) ISBN 978-0813535531
- A Theory of Religion (Peter Lang, 1987) ISBN 978-0820403564
- For The Glory of God (Princeton University Press, 2004) ISBN 978-0691119502
- The Victory of Reason (Random House, New York, 2005) ISBN 978-0812972337
- Cities of God (HarperOne, 2006) ISBN 978-0061349881
- Discovering God (HarperOne, 2007) ISBN 978-0061173899
After many years at the University of Washington, Stark now teaches at Baylor University.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 An Interview With Rodney Stark
- ↑ Rodney Stark: The Berkeley Years - Armand L. Mauss - Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Sep., 1990), pp. 362-366