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'''Rodney Stark''' is "one of the world’s most respected [[sociologist]]s of [[religion]]." <ref>[http://www.jknirp.com/stark.htm An Interview With Rodney Stark]</ref>. Stark has studied the phenomenon of [[conversion]] scientifically. <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>
'''Rodney Stark''' is "one of the world’s most respected [[sociologist]]s of [[religion]]." <ref>[http://www.jknirp.com/stark.htm An Interview With Rodney Stark]</ref>. Since the 1960's Stark has studied the phenomenon of [[conversion]] scientifically focusing especially on newer religious movements such as [[Mormons]], [[Moonie]]s, and [[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, 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 (HarperSanFrancisco, 1997)
* The Churching of America, 1776–1990
* Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy (Rutgers University Press, 1992)
* A Theory of Religion (Peter Lang, 1987)
Today Stark teaches at the Univeristy of Washington.
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