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Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief
Winner of the 2008 Christianity Today Award of Merit in Theology/Ethics
The History of God
In Discovering God, award-winning sociologist Rodney Stark presents a monumental history of the origins of the great religions from the Stone Age to the Modern Age and wrestles with the central questions of religion and belief.
Book Details
- Publisher: HarperOne
- Publish Date: Dec 2nd, 2008
- Pages: 496
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.04in - 5.94in - 1.34in - 1.14lb
- EAN: 9780061626012
- Categories: • Philosophy• Sociology of Religion• History
About the Author
Rodney Stark is the Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University. His thirty books on the history and sociology of religion include The Rise of Christianity, Cities of God, For the Glory of God, Discovering God, and The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success. Stark received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Praise for this book
Stark's retelling of the origins of the world's great religions is fascinating and excellent. -- Newsweek
"[A] wide-ranging investigation...serious students of religion will recognize this as an essential sourcebook." -- Booklist