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Rodney Stark



University Professor of the Social Sciences
Baylor University

Co-Director
Institute for Studies of Religion
Baylor University
www.ISReligion.com

Department of Sociology
One Bear Place #97326
Baylor University
Waco, Texas 76798-7326
Email: rs@rodneystark.com
Founding Editor
Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion
religjournal.com

Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Jewish and Community Research
San Francisco
www.JewishResearch.org


Brief Biography
Bibliography of Selected Articles



SELECTED RECENT BOOKS


Discovering God

DISCOVERING GOD:
The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief


To be Published in Fall, 2007 by HarperSanFrancisco


Introduction: Revelation and Cultural Evolution
1. Gods in Primitive Societies
2. Temple Religions of Ancient Civilizations
3. Rome: An Ancient Religious Marketplace
4. The 'Rebirth' of Monotheism
5. Indian Inspirations
6. Chinese Gods and 'Godless' Faiths
7. The Rise of Christianity
8. Islam: God and State
9. Conclusion: Discovering God?
Bibliography
Index



Cities of God

CITIES OF GOD:
The Real Story of How Christianity Became an
Urban Movement and Conquered Rome


October 2006
HarperSanFrancisco


1. Missions and Methods
2. The Urban Empire
3. Christianization
4. Cybele and Isis: �Oriental� Forerunners
5. Paul and the Mission to the Hellenized Jews
6. Gnosticism and Heresy
7. The Last Days of Paganism
Conclusion: Why Historians Should Count

Acknowledgements
Statistical Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index





Victory of Reason The Victory of Reason:
How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success

Random House, 2005
Spanish, Italian, Chinese, French, Portuguese, and Korean translations
The Rise of Mormonism The Rise of Mormonism
Edited by Reid L. Neilson
Columbia University Press, 2005
Exploring the Religious Life Exploring the Religious Life.
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004
For the Glory of God For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery.
Princeton University Press, 2003
One True God: Historical Consequence of Monotheism One True God: Historical Consequence of Monotheism.
Princeton University Press, 2001
Indonesian, Turkish and French translations
Acts of Faith: Explaining the Human Side of Religion Acts of Faith: Explaining the Human Side of Religion. With Roger Finke.
University of California Press, 2000
Chinese translation
The Rise of Christianity The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History.
Princeton University Press, 1996
German, Dutch, Spanish, Greek, Japanese and Chinese translations.
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