The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion
- ISBN-10
- 0062098705
- ISBN-13
- 9780062098702
- Series
- The Triumph of Christianity
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 512
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-10-25
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Author
- Rodney Stark
Description
Celebrated religious and social historian Rodney Starktraces the extraordinary rise of Christianity through its most pivotal andcontroversial moments to offer fresh perspective on the history of the world’slargest religion. In The Triumph of Christianity, the author of God’sBattalions and The Rise of Christianity gathers and refines decadesof powerful research and discovery into one concentrated, concise, and highlyreadable volume that explores Christianity’s most crucial episodes. The uniqueformat of Triumph of Christianity allows Stark to avoid densechronologies and difficult back stories, bringing readers right to the heart ofChristian history’s most vital controversies and enduring lessons.
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