It can be demonstrated that in any society there is a distribution of religious tastes and concerns.
... All questions concerning the rise of Christianity are one: How was it done? How did a tiny and obscure messianic movement from the edge of the Ro… - Rodney Stark
... All questions concerning the rise of Christianity are one: How was it done? How did a tiny and obscure messianic movement from the edge of the Ro…
- Rodney Stark
People value religion on the basis of cost, and they don't value the cheapest ones the most. Religions that ask nothing get nothing. - Rodney Stark
People value religion on the basis of cost, and they don't value the cheapest ones the most. Religions that ask nothing get nothing.
Because God is perfect, his handiwork functions in accord with immutable principles. By the full use of our God-given powers of reason and observatio… - Rodney Stark
Because God is perfect, his handiwork functions in accord with immutable principles. By the full use of our God-given powers of reason and observatio…
It has been said of many modern Christian theologians that their primary aim is to find ways to express disbelief as belief. - Rodney Stark
It has been said of many modern Christian theologians that their primary aim is to find ways to express disbelief as belief.
That's true that I'm "not religious as that term is conventionally understood," though I've never been an atheist. Atheism is an active faith; it say… - Rodney Stark
That's true that I'm "not religious as that term is conventionally understood," though I've never been an atheist. Atheism is an active faith; it say…
Many people who say they have no religion are simply saying they have no official religious affiliation. They may actually have strong personal belie… - Rodney Stark
Many people who say they have no religion are simply saying they have no official religious affiliation. They may actually have strong personal belie…
For one, thing, the media are dominated by the irreligious. So are universities. - Rodney Stark
For one, thing, the media are dominated by the irreligious. So are universities.
Although it has been fashionable to deny it, anti-slavery doctrines began to appear in Christian theology soon after the decline of Rome and were acc… - Rodney Stark
Although it has been fashionable to deny it, anti-slavery doctrines began to appear in Christian theology soon after the decline of Rome and were acc…
Not only were science and religion compatible, they were inseparable--th e rise of science was achieved by deeply religious Christian scholars. - Rodney Stark
Not only were science and religion compatible, they were inseparable--th e rise of science was achieved by deeply religious Christian scholars.
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