For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery
Publisher: California Princeton
Author: Stark, Rodney
ISBN-10: 0691119503 | ISBN-13: 9780691119502
Binding: Paperback
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Recommended by William Edgar of Westminster Theological Seminary. Dr. Edgar says, "Vintage Stark. Very helpful in clarifying where the church helped and where she didn't, in three of the most critical issues for modern history. See all of Dr. Edgar's recommendations.
Publisher's Description: Rodney Stark's provocative book argues that, whether we like it or not, people acting for the glory of God have formed our modern culture. Continuing his project of identifying the widespread consequences of monotheism, Stark shows that the Christian conception of God resulted--almost inevitably and for the same reasons--in the Protestant Reformation, the rise of modern science, the European witch-hunts, and the Western abolition of slavery. In the process, he explains why Christian and Islamic images of God yielded such different cultural results, leading Christians but not Muslims to foster science, burn "witches," and denounce slavery.
Rodney Stark was for many years Professor of Sociology and of Comparative Religion at the University of Washington. In 2004 he became University Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University. He is the author of many books, among them The Rise of Christianity and The Victory of Reason. |
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