![]() ![]() ![]() Christians had a higher survival rate because of their care, comfort, and commitments to responding to the epidemics. Meeks, for The Rise of Christianity makes a compelling case for startling conclusions.Ĭombining his expertise in social science with historical evidence, and his insight into contemporary religion's appeal, Stark finds that early Christianity attracted the privileged rather than the poor, that most early converts were women or marginalized Jews-and ultimately "that Christianity was a success because it proved those who joined it with a more appealing, more assuring, happier, and perhaps longer life" (Andrew M. Starks argument is that because of the large casualty rate many survivors were lefts without their families and past relationships. must read it." says Yale University's Wayne A. ![]() "Anyone who has puzzled over Christianity's rise to dominance. "Compelling reading" ( Library Journal) that is sure to "generate spirited argument" ( Publishers Weekly), this account of Christianity's remarkable growth within the Roman Empire is the subject of much fanfare. Rodney Stark's "fresh, blunt, and highly persuasive account of how the West was won-for Jesus" ( Newsweek)-a provocative report that challenges conventional wisdom and finds that Christianity's astounding dominance of the Western world arose from its offer of a better, more secure way of life. ![]()
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