The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal, Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force ....
by Rodney Stark
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Author: Rodney StarkEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997-06-18
ISBN: 0060677015
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: HarperOne
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Book Review: Social science done right.
Summary: 5 Stars
If one wants to understand the rise of Christianity this book does a masterful job of explicating this as a process without belittling the religion as a religion. If one wants to understand the process of doing good social science this book is also very useful. Stark makes skillful use of a number of methods but never loses sight of his problem. By contrast, far too much of the research I read either lacks any methodological sophistication at all or is so focused on the technique that it loses the point in the mess of details. I would like to use this book in a methodology of the social sciences class as an illustration of what is possible given some fairly simple methods that are taught to most first year graduate students (or even undergraduates), but, most of all--and hardest of all--intense clarity of thought and careful reflection on the problem at hand.
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