Rise of Christianity A Sociologist Reconsiders History

Name: Rise of Christianity A Sociologist Reconsiders History
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ISBN: 9780691027494

ISBN-10: 0691027498

ISBN-13: 9780691027494

Edition: 1996

Authors: Rodney Stark

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Stark questions the belief that Christianity started among the poor, arguing that an unusual number of converts came from the educated, cosmopolitan classes and that women were attracted to Christianity because of the respect and protection it offered.

Book details

List price: $87.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 6/2/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.42" wide x 10.83" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface



Conversion and Christian Growth



The Class Basis of Early Christianity



The Mission to the Jews: Why It Probably Succeeded



Epidemics, Networks, and Conversion



The Role of Women in Christian Growth



Christianizing the Urban Empire: A Quantitative Approach



Urban Chaos and Crisis: The Case of Antioch



The Martyrs: Sacrifice as Rational Choice



Opportunity and Organization



A Brief Reflection on Virtue


Notes


Bibliography


Index