Rodney Stark
Rodney William Stark was an American sociologist of religion and a longtime professor of sociology and comparative religion at the University of Washington. He later served as Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University and was known for influential work on the sociology of religion and rational choice theory. He died in 2022.
sociology
religion
nonfiction
Bearing False Witness: Debunking Centuries of Anti-Catholic History
The Triumph of Faith: Why the World Is More Religious than Ever
Reformation Myths: Five Centuries of Misconceptions and (Some) Misfortunes
How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity
God's Battalions
Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief
How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity
The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion
A Star in the East: The Rise of Christianity in China
God's battalions
The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success
What Americans Really Believe
For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery
The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History
Police Riots: Collective Violence & Law Enforcement (Focus Books)
Doing Sociology : An Introduction Through Micro Case/Book and 3 Inch Disk
How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity
How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity