The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal, Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries PDF
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TheR isoef Christianity How theO bscureM,a rgina[j esus MovementB ecamet heD ominant ReligiouFso rcei n the Western Worldi n a Few Centuries + RODNEYS TARK • - HarperSanFrancisco AnI mprionftH arperCollinsPublishers THE RISE or CHRISTIANIHTY:o w tOlu!b scurMea,rgi najie sMuosv ementB ecatmeh e DominantRe ligiFouorsc ient lu!W esternW orldi naF ewCen turies.C opyrigh©t 1 996b y PrincetUnoinv ersity AlPirr eisgsh.tr se servePdr. inteidnt heU niteSdt ateosf Am eric.a Nop arotf th isb ookm aybe used orr eproducienda nym annerw hatso evewirt houwritt tenp ermisseixocne pitnt hec asoef b rieqfu otationesm bodieidn criticai artiacnlder se viewFosr.i nformatiaodnd rePsrisn cetoUnn iversPirtye s4s1, WìlliSamtr eetP,ri ncetoNnJ,0 8540. Thise ditiiospn u blishbeyad r rangemweinttP hr incetUonni versPirteys s. HarperColWleibn Ssi thet:t p/:ww/w .harpercollins.com HarperCollins11•1•,, a ndH arperSanFranciasrceotr TaMd emarkosfH arperCollim PublishIenrcs. FIRST HARPERCOI.LIP!';APSE RBACK EDPIUTBILOINIS NH1 9E9D7 Libraoryf C ongreCsast aloging-in-PuDbaltai cation Stark,R odney. Ther isoefC hristiahnoiwtyt :h eo bscurmear,g inaljesus movemenbetc amet hed ominanrte ligifooursci en t heW esterwno rlidn af ewc enturliRe os dneSytar k.- ls tH arperColplbikne.sd . p. cm. Originalpluyb lishPerdi:n cetNoJn.,:P rincetUonni versity Prescsl,99 6. lncludbeisb liograprheifcearle nacnedsi ndex. ISBN0-0 &06770 1-5( pbk.) l.C hurchhi story-Primitianvde e arlcyh urccha,3. 0-600. 2. SocCihorliostgyi,a n-Historyc-hEuarrlcych a,.3 0-600. I.T itle. [BR166.S7159 97) 306.6'701-<lc21 97-5535 070 8R RD3 02 9 28 27 26 FORF RANCESA ND KEITH + + Conte+ nts LiosfIt llu strations IX Preface Xl CHAPTER l ConverasnidCoh nr istian Growth 3 CHAPTER2 TheC laBsasso ifEs a rClhyr istianity 29 CHAPTER3 TheM isstioto hnJe e wWhsy: I tP robaSbulcyec deed 49 CHAPTER4 EpidemNiectwso,ra knsCd,o nversion 73 CHAPTER5 TheR oloefW omeni nC hristian Growth 95 CHAPTER6 ChristitahnUeir zbiaEnnmg p iAr Qeu:a ntitative Approach 192 CHAPTER7 UrbaCnh aoasnd C risisC:a soeTfA h net ioch 174 CHAPTER8 TheM artySrasc:r ias fiRcaet iConhaoli ce 136 CHAPTER 9 OpportaunnOdir tyg anization 191 CHAPTER 10 A BriReeffl ecotinoV niu ret 209 Notes 217 Bibliography 223 Index 243 vii + Illustr+a tions BusotfC onsitann.et AlinAarRrtei s/o uNYr ce, 2 PortorfCa hirti smtoitahanen rdh etwro c hielnd.r AlinaArriRt/e souNYr ce, 28 Bas-reflorimte hfAe r cohfT itAluisn.ar Arit/ ResocueNr,Y 48 Romamne diicnasit ernsutAl.mi narArit/ ResouNYr ce, 72 Heaodff m ealAlei.n aArrtiR /e souNYr ce, 96 Mapo fe mpei.r 103 Graffiti. 164 MartyNrism.a taAlrlRtae hs/o uNYr ce, 146 Statuoefg oddIessAisls i.n Aarir/Rt e souNYr ce, 109 ThumbDso wnP. hoeAnriMtxu esumM;u seum Purchase. 210 ix
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