The Rise of Christianity (book fragments)
This is the page for The Rise of Christianity, by Rodney Stark. I have summarized the arguments by chapter. I have not been particularly careful to use quotation marks when taking phrases from the book. Words outside of quotation marks may or may not be my own choice of words.
Definitions
Sect vs. Cult
Marginalization
Primary and Secondary conversion
Hypotheses
Propositions
New movements draw from religiously inactive
Worldly dimension of religious commitment
Otherworldly dimension of religious commitment
Universal dimension of religious commitment
Resolve marginalization
Cultural continuity
Existing social networks
Chapters
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The Rise of Christianity (book fragments)
- Chapter 1: Conversion and Christian Growth
- Chapter 2: The Class Basis of Early Christianity
- Chapter 3: The Mission to the Jews: Why it Probably Succeeded
- Chapter 4: Epidemics, Networks, and Conversion
- Chapter 5: The Role Of Women in Christian Growth
- Chapter 6: Christianizing the Urban Empire: A Quantitative Approach
- Chapter 7: Urban Chaos and Crisis: The Case of Antioch
- Chapter 8: The Martyrs: Sacrifice as Rational Choice
Categories
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