The triumph of Christianity : how the Jesus movement became the world's largest religion /: how the Jesus movement became the world's largest religion. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rodney Stark.
• Other Names: Stark, Rodney
• Contents: Introduction -- The religious context -- Many Judaisms -- Jesus and the Jesus movement -- Missionizing the Jews and the Gentiles -- Christianity and privilege -- Misery and mercy -- Appeals to women -- Persecution and commitment -- Assessing Christian growth -- Constantine's very mixed blessings -- The demise of paganism -- Islam and the destruction of Eastern and North African Christianity -- Europe responds : the case for the Crusades -- The "Dark Ages" and other mythical eras -- The people's religion -- Faith and the scientific "Revolution" -- Two "churches" and the challenge of heresy -- Luther's reformation -- The shocking truth about the Spanish Inquisition -- Pluralism and American piety -- Secularization : facts and fantasies -- Globalization -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: New York : HarperOne
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (506 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 270; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Church history; RELIGION -- General; Church history; Religion -- Christianity -- History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780062098702; 0062098705
• Related ISBNs: 9780062007681; 0062007688
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.