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An agnostic himself<ref name="interview" />, Stark views [[Christian]] history and what Christianity was able to accomplish in a very favorable light. He has written or co-authored many books including: | An agnostic himself<ref name="interview" />, Stark views [[Christian]] history and what Christianity was able to accomplish in a very favorable light. He has written or co-authored many books including: | ||
| − | * The Rise of Christianity ( | + | * The Rise of Christianity (HarperOne San Francisco, 1997) ISBN 978-0060677015 |
* The Churching of America, 1776–1990 | * The Churching of America, 1776–1990 | ||
* Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy (Rutgers University Press, 1992) | * Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy (Rutgers University Press, 1992) | ||
* A Theory of Religion (Peter Lang, 1987) | * A Theory of Religion (Peter Lang, 1987) | ||
| + | * For The Glory of God (Princeton University Press, 2004) ISBN 978-0691119502 | ||
| + | * The Victory of Reason (Random House, New York, 2005) | ||
Today Stark teaches at the University of Washington. | Today Stark teaches at the University of Washington. | ||
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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 newer religious movements such as Mormons, Moonies, and Hare Krishnas. [2]
An agnostic himself[1], Stark views Christian history and what Christianity was able to accomplish in a very favorable light. 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
- Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy (Rutgers University Press, 1992)
- A Theory of Religion (Peter Lang, 1987)
- For The Glory of God (Princeton University Press, 2004) ISBN 978-0691119502
- The Victory of Reason (Random House, New York, 2005)
Today Stark teaches at the University of Washington.
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