Rodney Stark is a sociologist of religion who makes many claims that counter our recieved notions of Christianity's initial growth. What do you think?
http://www.jknirp.com/stark.htm
2006-09-28 16:00:56 · 9 answers · asked by BABY 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't put too much stock in the conclusions of a single scientist. He could be a quack. He talks about a lot of things for which I doubt there really are any records, such as abortions in the first century.
But some of what he says rings true.
2006-09-28 16:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His information is true, as far as it goes. He doesn't talk about the savagery with which Christians destroyed records, documents, and artifacts, including statuary and buildings, of the pagan religions beginning with the reign of Constantine.
Christianity was a greater moral force in comparison to the savagery of paganism. It is a lesser moral force in comparison to what is required today in a multicultural, multi-faith world.
2006-09-28 23:24:26 · answer #2 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boring.
2006-09-28 23:10:39 · answer #3 · answered by eantaelor 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The care factor is pretty low.
2006-09-28 23:18:44 · answer #4 · answered by Not_a_toothless_pirate 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds very realistic to me. I appreciate his insight.
2006-09-28 23:09:07 · answer #5 · answered by rejoiceinthelord 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's not even worth providing a summary of, it's not worth browsing.
2006-09-28 23:03:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Not my religion, not my issue, not my history, not interesting to me.
2006-09-28 23:04:54 · answer #7 · answered by Abriel 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I couldn't care less.
2006-09-28 23:04:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
i go with Abriel, its none of my business.
2006-09-28 23:08:16 · answer #9 · answered by marissa 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋