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- ISBN
- 9780061626012
- Book Title
- Discovering God : the Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 6 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Religion
- Topic
- Christianity / General, History, Philosophy, Religion & Science
- Item Weight
- 18.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 9 in
- Number of Pages
- 496 Pages
Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061626015
ISBN-13
9780061626012
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65617808
Product Key Features
Book Title
Discovering God : the Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Christianity / General, History, Philosophy, Religion & Science
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Religion
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
18.8 Oz
Item Length
6 in
Item Width
9 in
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Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
“[A] wide-ranging investigation…serious students of religion will recognize this as an essential sourcebook.” – Booklist “Professor Stark’s new book is a tour de force of scholarship, economy in presentation and shrewd observation. As a social scientist he brings out many contrasts that other scholars miss. His comparison of Islam with Christianity is especially penetrating.” – Michael Novak, George Frederick Jewett Chair in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy at the American Enterprise Institute Stark’s retelling of the origins of the world’s great religions is fascinating and excellent. – Newsweek “Writing with his accustomed clarity and sure command of his subject, Rodney Stark here offers the newest masterful book in his distinguished series on religion. Stark’s views, supported firmly by the evidence, should bring about a profound reorientation in the study of religion. Discovering God is rich, deep, and enjoyably readable.” – Jeffrey Burton Russell, author of A History of Heaven and of Paradise Mislaid “A highly provocative book, proposing a model for interaction among the study of religions, theological methodologies, and the social and physical sciences. A daring departure from many of the traditional treatments of such matters.” – Justo L. Gonzalez, author of The Story of Christianity and A History of Christian Thought “In an intellectual marketplace full of crude, prejudiced and dogmatic speculations about the genetic basis of religion, for good or (mostly) for ill, a properly historical and cultural study is extremely welcome. Rodney Stark, as ever, writes clearly and with erudition for a lay as well as a learned public and explores the hypothesis that God is discovered, not merely projected or fabricated.” – David Martin, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics, Stark’s retelling of the origins of the world’s great religions is fascinating and excellent. — Newsweek “[A] wide-ranging investigation…serious students of religion will recognize this as an essential sourcebook.” — Booklist, [A] wide-ranging investigation…serious students of religion will recognize this as an essential sourcebook.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
200
Synopsis
Winner of the 2008 Christianity Today Award of Merit in Theology/Ethics The History of God In Discovering God , award-winning sociologist Rodney Stark presents a monumental history of the origins of the great religions from the Stone Age to the Modern Age and wrestles with the central questions of religion and belief., Winner of the 2008 Christianity Today Award of Merit in Theology/Ethics The History of God In Discovering God, award-winning sociologist Rodney Stark presents a monumental history of the origins of the great religions from the Stone Age to the Modern Age and wrestles with the central questions of religion and belief.
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