{"product_id":"the-triumph-of-christianity-how-the-jesus-movement-became-the-worlds-largest-religion-isbn-9780062007681","title":"The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion","description":"Celebrated religious and social historian Rodney Starktraces the extraordinary rise of Christianity through its most pivotal andcontroversial moments to offer fresh perspective on the history of the world’slargest religion. In \u003cem\u003eThe Triumph of Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e, the author of \u003cem\u003eGod’sBattalions \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Rise of Christianity \u003c\/em\u003egathers and refines decadesof powerful research and discovery into one concentrated, concise, and highlyreadable volume that explores Christianity’s most crucial episodes. The uniqueformat of \u003cem\u003eTriumph of Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e allows Stark to avoid densechronologies and difficult back stories, bringing readers right to the heart ofChristian history’s most vital controversies and enduring lessons. | \u003cp\u003eMore than 40 percent of the people on earth today are Christians, and their number is growing more rapidly than that of any other major faith. In \u003cem\u003eThe Triumph of Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e, acclaimed religious and social historian Rodney Stark explains how an obscure Jewish sect became the largest, most thriving religion in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Stark's groundbreaking book \u003cem\u003eThe Rise of Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e, he examined the early success of Christianity and how it conquered Rome. Now, in this much-anticipated volume, Stark tells a far more extensive story, beginning with the religious and social situation prior to the birth of Jesus and continuing to the present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs it moves through six historical eras, \u003cem\u003eThe Triumph of Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e gets right to Christianity's most pivotal and controversial moments—often turning them on their heads:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristmas Eve surveys the religious situation within which Christianity began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristianizing the Empire looks at Jesus's life and the formative days of the movement he inspired, explaining why Christianity was a reprieve from the miseries of daily life for so many.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsolidating Christian Europe argues that Constantine's conversion did the church a great deal of harm, examines the gradual demise of paganism, and clarifies the motives behind the Crusades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedieval Currents sheds new light on the misleadingly named \"Dark Ages\" and the essential role that faith played in the scientific revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristianity Divided examines two Roman Catholic \"Churches\"—the Church of Piety and the Church of Power—as they respond to the challenges of heresy, Luther's Reformation, and the Spanish Inquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Worlds and Christian Growth considers the development of religious pluralism in the United States and the continuing vigor of Christianity worldwide, disproving the popular notion that religion must disappear to make room for modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his signature knack for making the boldest and most original scholarship accessible to all readers, Stark presents the real story behind the tragedies and triumphs that have shaped the trajectory of the Christian faith and, indeed, much of global history. For scholars and armchair historians alike, this is a brisk and thought-provoking journey through events we think we know—and need to reconsider.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“2012 Book of the Year” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887997448421,"sku":"NP9780062007681","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062007681.jpg?v=1730227917","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-triumph-of-christianity-how-the-jesus-movement-became-the-worlds-largest-religion-isbn-9780062007681","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}