Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences
Baylor University
Email: rs@rodneystark.com

Co-Director
Institute for Studies of Religion
One Bear Place #97326
Baylor University
Waco, Texas 76798
www.ISReligion.com

Founding Editor
Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion
www.religjournal.com

Honorary Professor of Sociology
Peking University, Beijing, China

Brief Biography
Bibliography of Selected Articles

SELECTED RECENT BOOKS

Triumph of Christianity
How the Jesus Movement Became the World’s Largest Religion

HarperOne, 2011

Introduction
Part One: Christmas Eve
1. The Religious Context
2. Many Judaisms
Part Two: Christianizing the Empire
3. Jesus and the Jesus Movement
4. Missions to the Jews and the Gentiles
5. Christianity and Priviledge
6. Misery and Mercy
7. Appeals to Women
8. Persecution and Commitment
9. Assessing Christian Growth
Part Three: Consolidating Christian Europe
10. Constantine's Very Mixed Blessings
11. The Demise of Paganism
12. Islam and the Destruction of Eastern and North African Christianity
13. Europe Responds: The Case for the Crusades
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Part Four: Medieval Currents
14. The "Dark Ages" and Other Mythical Eras
15. The People's Religion
16. Faith and the Scientific "Revolution"
Part Five: Christianity Divided
17. Two "Churches" and the Challenge of Heresy
18. Luther's Reformation
19. The Shocking Truth About the Spanish Inquisition
Part Six: New Worlds and Christian Growth
20. Pluralism and American Piety
21. Secularization: Facts and Fantasies
22. Globalization
Conclusion
Bibliography
Notes
Index

God's Battalions:
The Case for the Crusades

HarperOne, 2009

Introduction: Greedy Barbarians in Armor?
1. Muslim Invaders
2. Christendom Strikes Back
3. Western “Ignorance” Versus Eastern “Culture”
4. Pilgrimage and Persecution
5. Enlisting Crusaders
6. Going East
7. Bloody Victories
8. The Crusader Kingdoms
9. The Struggle to Defend the Kingdoms
10. Crusades Against Egypt
Conclusion: Mission Abandoned
Bibliography
Index

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DISCOVERING GOD:
The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief

HarperOne, 2007

Introduction: Revelation and Cultural Evolution
1. Gods in Primitive Societies
2. Temple Religions of Ancient Civilizations
3. Rome: An Ancient Religious Marketplace
4. The 'Rebirth' of Monotheism
5. Indian Inspirations
6. Chinese Gods and 'Godless' Faiths
7. The Rise of Christianity
8. Islam: God and State
9. Conclusion: Discovering God?
Bibliography
Index

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CITIES OF GOD:
The Real Story of How Christianity Became an
Urban Movement and Conquered Rome

HarperSanFrancisco, 2006

1. Missions and Methods
2. The Urban Empire
3. Christianization
4. Cybele and Isis: ‘Oriental’ Forerunners
5. Paul and the Mission to the Hellenized Jews
6. Gnosticism and Heresy
7. The Last Days of Paganism
Conclusion: Why Historians Should Count

Acknowledgements
Statistical Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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	The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success Random House, 2005 Spanish, Italian, Chinese, French, Portuguese, German and Korean translations Order from: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Indiebound
	The Rise of Mormonism Edited by Reid L. Neilson Columbia University Press, 2005 Order from: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Indiebound
	Exploring the Religious Life. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004 Order from: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Indiebound
	For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery. Princeton University Press, 2003 Order from: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Indiebound
	One True God: Historical Consequence of Monotheism. Princeton University Press, 2001 Indonesian, Turkish and French translations Order from: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Indiebound
	Acts of Faith: Explaining the Human Side of Religion. With Roger Finke. University of California Press, 2000 Chinese translation Order from: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Indiebound
	The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History. Princeton University Press, 1996 German, Dutch, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, Italian, Korean, Japanese and Chinese translations. Order from: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Indiebound

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