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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Short Review: The Triumph of Christianity by Rodney Stark - Barring a surprise gem, this is going to be my book of the year. Stark, a sociologist and historian, traces how Christianity became the dominant religion in the world and spends a lot of time myth busting. He probably overstates the case in a couple areas, but on the whole this is a book that should be read seriously and given real consideration.
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