On Rodney Starks Foray into Early Christian History*
Author: Pearson B.A.
Source: Religion, Volume 29, Number 2, April 1999 , pp. 171-176(6)
Publisher: Academic Press
Abstract:
Rodney Starks recent work, The Rise of Christianity , provides interesting and provocative applications of social and economic theory to the early history of Christianity, and offers cogent explanations for the eventual triumph of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Some oversimplifications are evident in his work, for example, in his comparisons of Christianity and paganism. Especially questionable are the statistical inferences that he makes in chapter six to assess the degree of Christianisation in the 22 largest cities of the Empire. However, the strengths of his book clearly outweigh its weaknesses, and historians of early Christianity cannot afford to ignore it. Copyright 1999 Academic Press
Language: English
Document Type: Research article
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