The Rise of Christianity:  How the Obscure, Marginal, Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force ....
 

The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal, Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force ....

by Rodney Stark

This "fresh, blunt, and highly persuasive account of how the West was won--for Jesus" (Newsweek) is now available in paperback. Stark's provocative report challenges conventional wisdom and finds that Christianity's astounding dominance of the Western world arose from its offer of a better, more secure way of life.
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A lucid and compelling study which uses modern sociological methods to understand the phenomenon of early Christianity. It gives one pause to think the rate of 40% growth every ten years is enjoyed by all successful movements, including our very own Mormons, such as Stark's parents.

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