For the glory of God : how monotheism led to reformations, science, witch-hunts, and the end of slav...
For the glory of God : how monotheism led to reformations, science, witch-hunts, and the end of slav...
For the glory of God : how monotheism led to reformations, science, witch-hunts, and the end of slavery / Rodney Stark.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2003.
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N291.14/ 5
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English
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x, 488 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Dimensions of the Supernatural -- 1. God's Truth: Inevitable Sects and Reformations -- 2. God's Handiwork: The Religious Origins of Science -- 3. God's Enemies: Explaining the European Witch-Hunts -- 4. God's Justice: The Sin of Slavery -- Postscript: Gods, Rituals, and Social Science.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2003.
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New Jersey
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c2003.
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"Rodney Stark's new book argues that, whether we like it or not, people acting for the glory of God have formed our modern culture. Continuing his project of identifying the widespread consequences of monotheism, Stark shows that the Christian conception of God resulted - almost inevitably and for the same reasons - in the Protestant Reformation, t...
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For the glory of God : how monotheism led to reformations, science, witch-hunts, and the end of slavery / Rodney Stark.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-464) and index.
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English.
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c2003.
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N291.14/ 5
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0691114366 (alk. paper)
9780691114361 (alk. paper)
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291.14
201.4
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