The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion
- ISBN-10
- 0062007696
- ISBN-13
- 9780062007698
- Series
- The Triumph of Christianity
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 512
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-11-06
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Author
- Rodney Stark
Description
Celebrated religious and social historian Rodney Stark traces the extraordinary rise of Christianity through its most pivotal and controversial moments to offer fresh perspective on the history of the world’s largest religion. In The Triumph of Christianity, the author of God’s Battalions and The Rise of Christianity gathers and refines decades of powerful research and discovery into one concentrated, concise, and highly readable volume that explores Christianity’s most crucial episodes. The unique format of Triumph of Christianity allows Stark to avoid dense chronologies and difficult back stories, bringing readers right to the heart of Christian history’s most vital controversies and enduring lessons.
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