For the glory of God : how monotheism led to reformations, science, witch-hunts, and the end of slavery /
Ideas about God, argues Rodney Stark, have shaped the history & culture of the West. He examines the Reformation, the rise of science, witch-hunts & the abolition of slavery to demonstrate his case.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2003.
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Colección: | Princeton paperbacks
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: dimensions of the supernatural
- God's truth: inevitable sects and reformations
- God's handiwork: the religious origins of science
- God's enemies: explaining the European witch-hunts
- God's justice: the sin of slavery
- Postscript: gods, ritual and social science.