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Will Mormonism be the next world faith, one that will rival Catholicism, Islam, and other major religions in terms of numbers and global appeal? This was the question Rodney Stark addressed in his much-discussed and much-debated article, ""The Rise of a New World Faith"" (1984),...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stark, Rodney
Otros Autores: Neilson, Reid Larkin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > History.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Latter Day Saint churches > History.
Religion, Jewish Studies, Theology.
Theology > Judaism > Religion.
Theology, Jewish Studies and Religious Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
RELIGION > Christianity > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Latter Day Saint churches
United States > Church history.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse.
United States
Church history
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Will Mormonism be the next world faith, one that will rival Catholicism, Islam, and other major religions in terms of numbers and global appeal? This was the question Rodney Stark addressed in his much-discussed and much-debated article, ""The Rise of a New World Faith"" (1984), one of several essays on Mormonism included in this new collection. Examining the religion's growing appeal, Rodney Stark concluded that Mormons could number 267 million members by 2080. In what would become known as ""the Stark argument, "" Stark suggested that the Mormon Church offered contemporary sociologist.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 173 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-160) and index.
ISBN:023150991X
9780231509916

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