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Christianity: Faith, Scripture and Tradition

The Rise of Christianity

by Rodney Stark

A sociologist's attempt to explain how a small Jewish sect became the majority faith of the Roman Empire within three centuries. Stark uses models of conversion, demography and social networks, and his conclusions have been both influential and debated.

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