Cities of God: The Real Story of How

How did the preaching of a peasant carpenter from Galilee spark a movement that would grow to include over two billion followers? Based on quantitative data and the latest scholarship, preeminent sociologist and historian Rodney Stark presents new and startling information about the rise of the early church, overturning many prevailing views on how Christianity grew through time to become the largest religion in the world. Book jacket.

Rodney Stark is the university professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University

List of Maps and Illustrations	p. vi
Missions and Methods	p. 1
The Urban Empire	p. 25
Christianization	p. 63
Cybele and Isis: 'Oriental' Forerunners	p. 85
Paul and the Mission to the Hellenized Jews	p. 119
Gnosticism and Heresy	p. 141
The Last Days of Paganism	p. 183
Conclusion: Why Historians Ought to Count	p. 209
Acknowledgments	p. 223
Statistical Appendix	p. 225
Notes	p. 251
Bibliography	p. 263
Index	p. 273
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Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome

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