罗德尼·斯塔尼(Rodney Stark),华盛顿大学社会学和比较宗教教授。他著述等身,包括与芬克(Roger Finke)合作的名著The Churching of America,1776-1990,以及与班布里奇(Williams Sims Bainbridge)合作的理论著作A Theory of Religion。
发表于2024-11-27
The Rise of Christianity 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
六年前读这本书,满满的感动。被作者扎实的定量分析,对教会成员社会阶层的考察,对城市、瘟疫、女性等若干主题为切入点分析早期教会的特征等等震撼到。作者指出君士坦丁的米兰敕令并非基督教之后壮大的一个契机,而是基督教在敕令颁布之前已经发展壮大,而且发展速度远超过敕...
评分一 历史,究竟有多少种写法?的确就像“有1000个读者就有1000个哈姆雷特”一样,让1000个不同的人书写历史,也会有1000种不同的写法。至于哪一种更有说服力?哪一种更加接近真实?哪一种解读更好?其间高下也许难有定论,但是由于其视角的差异,想必具有一定的互补意义。不同...
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This "fresh, blunt, and highly persuasive account of how the West was won--for Jesus" (Newsweek) is now available in paperback. Stark's provocative report 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.
"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. "Anyone who has puzzled over Christianity's rise to dominance...must read it." says Yale University's Wayne A. Meeks, for The Rise of Christianity makes a compelling case for startling conclusions. Combining 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. Greeley, University of Chicago).
有一天在畅春园吃中午饭,等一个朋友,然后在后门,听到一个大爷用收音机在放古兰经,视角和简洁有力的理论架构,短但是基本上对得上这个题目
评分与其说是宗教学,不如说是很有趣的社会学入门书。浅显易懂且有阅读快感,其中的逻辑感很好,文笔也很舒服。喜欢瘟疫,女性地位,城市中的混乱和危机这几章。
评分与其说是宗教学,不如说是很有趣的社会学入门书。浅显易懂且有阅读快感,其中的逻辑感很好,文笔也很舒服。喜欢瘟疫,女性地位,城市中的混乱和危机这几章。
评分与其说是宗教学,不如说是很有趣的社会学入门书。浅显易懂且有阅读快感,其中的逻辑感很好,文笔也很舒服。喜欢瘟疫,女性地位,城市中的混乱和危机这几章。
评分补标一下Regent的教材。从社会学角度解释了早期基督教的胜利,记得两个重点:一是在瘟疫中基督教通过慈善事业吸引了大量信众;二是对女性权益的“保护”吸引了大量女性信众,而女性在家庭关系中对基督教信念的持守反过来促进了基督教的传播。
The Rise of Christianity 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书