Discovering God
The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief
By Rodney Stark
(HarperOne, Paperback, 9780061626012, 496pp.)
Publication Date: December 2008
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Hardcover
Categories: History, Philosophy, Sociology of Religion
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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.
Rodney Stark is the Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences and codirector of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University. His previous books include The Rise of Christianity, God's Battalions, Cities of God, and Discovering God, which won the 2008 Award of Merit for Theology/Ethics from Christianity Today.
“[A] wide-ranging investigation...serious students of religion will recognize this as an essential sourcebook.”
-Booklist
Stark’s retelling of the origins of the world’s great religions is fascinating and excellent.
-Newsweek
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