Renowned sociologist of religion Rodney Stark offers a comprehensive, decisive, God-centered theory of religion in his book, Why God: Explaining Religious Phenomena. While his intent is not to insist that God exists, Stark limits religions to systems of thought based on belief in supernatural beings—to Gods. With this God-focused theory, Stark explores the entire range of religious topics, including the rise of monotheism, the discovery of sin, causes of religious hostility and conflict, and the role of revelations.
Renowned sociologist of religion Rodney Stark offers a comprehensive, decisive, God-centered theory of religion in his book, Why God: Explaining Religious Phenomena. While his intent is not to insist that God exists, Stark limits religions to systems of thought based on belief in supernatural beings—to Gods. With this God-focused theory, Stark explores the entire range of religious topics, including the rise of monotheism, the discovery of sin, causes of religious hostility and conflict, and the role of revelations.
Rodney Stark is the distinguished professor of the social sciences and codirector of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University. He also is an honorary professor of sociology at Peking University in Beijing, China. He was previously professor of sociology and of comparative religion at the University of Washington, and a research sociologist at the University of California, Berkeley. His PhD is from UC, Berkeley. Many of his previous books have won national and international awards, and many have been translated into a total of seventeen foreign languages. Rodney Stark is the distinguished professor of the social sciences and codirector of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University. He also is an honorary professor of sociology at Peking University in Beijing, China. He was previously professor of sociology and of comparative religion at the University of Washington, and a research sociologist at the University of California, Berkeley. His PhD is from UC, Berkeley. Many of his previous books have won national and international awards, and many have been translated into a total of seventeen foreign languages.
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Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Ungodly “Theories” and Scurrilous Metaphors 1 Chapter 1: The Elements of Faith 17 Chapter 2: Monotheism and Morality 49 Chapter 3: Religious Experiences, Miracles, and Revelations 71 Chapter 4: The Rise and Fall of Religious Movements 103 Chapter 5: Church and Sect: Religious Group Dynamics 131 Chapter 6: Ecclesiastical Influences 161 Chapter 7: Religious Hostility and Civility 181 Chapter 8: Individual Causes and Consequences of Religiousness 211 Chapter 9: Meaning and Metaphysics 231 Appendix: Propositions, Definitions, and Deductions 237 Notes 261 Bibliography 267 Index 281
Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Ungodly “Theories” and Scurrilous Metaphors 1 Chapter 1: The Elements of Faith 17 Chapter 2: Monotheism and Morality 49 Chapter 3: Religious Experiences, Miracles, and Revelations 71 Chapter 4: The Rise and Fall of Religious Movements 103 Chapter 5: Church and Sect: Religious Group Dynamics 131 Chapter 6: Ecclesiastical Influences 161 Chapter 7: Religious Hostility and Civility 181 Chapter 8: Individual Causes and Consequences of Religiousness 211 Chapter 9: Meaning and Metaphysics 231 Appendix: Propositions, Definitions, and Deductions 237 Notes 261 Bibliography 267 Index 281
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