The Rise of Christianity A Sociologist Reconsiders History / Rodney Stark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stark, Rodney.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iglesia--Historia--ca 0030-0600 (Iglesia primitiva).

Iglesia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 246 pages)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

Princeton (New Jersey) Princeton University Press op. 1996.

Summary:

Ch. 1 Conversion and Christian Growth 3; Ch. 2 The Class Basis of Early Christianity 29; Ch. 3 The Mission to the Jews: Why It Probably Succeeded 49; Ch. 4 Epidemics, Networks, and Conversion 73; Ch. 5 The Role of Women in Christian Growth 95 Ch. 6 Christianizing the Urban Empire: A Quantitative Approach 129; Ch. 7 Urban Chaos and Crisis: The Case of Antioch 147; Ch. 8 The Martyrs: Sacrifice as Rational Choice 163 Ch. 9 Opportunity and Organization 191; Ch. 10 A Brief Reflection on Virtue 209; Notes 217; Bibliography 223; Index 243.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

CHAPTER 1 Conversion and Christian Growth

CHAPTER 2 The Class Basis of Early Christianity

CHAPTER 3 The Mission to the Jews: Why It Probably Succeeded

CHAPTER 4 Epidemics, Networks, and Conversion

CHAPTER 5 The Role of Women in Christian Growth

CHAPTER 6 Christianizing the Urban Empire: A Quantitative Approach

CHAPTER 7 Urban Chaos and Crisis: The Case of Antioch

CHAPTER 8 The Martyrs: Sacrifice as Rational Choice

CHAPTER 9 Opportunity and Organization

CHAPTER 10 A Brief Reflection on Virtue

Notes

Bibliograph

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691214290

0691214298

OCLC:

1227050939