The rise of Christianity : a sociologist reconsiders history /

The idea that Christianity started as a clandestine movement among the poor is a widely accepted notion. Yet it is one of many myths that must be discarded if we are to understand just how a tiny messianic movement on the edge of the Roman Empire became the dominant faith of Western civilization. In...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stark, Rodney (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Mazal Holocaust Collection
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1996]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Iglesia > Historia > 30-600, Período primitivo.
30-600
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Christian sociology > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Sociologie religieuse > Christianisme > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
RELIGION / History
Historia eclesiástica > S.I-VI
Christian sociology > Early church.
Church history > Primitive and early church.
Vroege kerk.
Sociale aspecten.
Église > 30-600 (Église primitive)
Christianisme > Sociologie.
Église catholique > Histoire.
Christian sociology > History.
Religion and sociology.
Christianity > Social aspects > History.
Alexandria.
Athens.
Brown, Peter.
Carcopino, Jerome.
Conversion.
Diaspora.
Dio Cassius.
Epidemics.
Eusebius.
Frend, W.H.C.
Galen.
God-Fearers.
Harnack, Adolf.
Hock, Ronald.
Ignatius of Antioch.
Isis.
Jesus.
Judaism.
Julian.
Livy.
London.
Martyrs.
Meeks, Wayne.
Networks, social.
Origen.
Pagans.
Paul.
Pluralism.
Rational choice theory.
Revitalization movements.
Salamis.
Smallpox.
Tertullian.
Trajan.
Valentina.
White, L. Michael.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Conversion and Christian growth
  • The class basis of early Christianity
  • The mission to the Jews: Why it probably succeeded
  • Epidemics, networks, and conversion
  • The role of women in Christian growth
  • Christianizing the urban empire: A quantitative approach
  • Urban chaos and crisis: The case of Antioch
  • The martyrs: Sacrifice as rational choice
  • Opportunity and organization
  • A brief reflection on virtue.

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