* What role did Jesus' family play in the early church? How was Christianity's rise influenced by the misery of daily Greco-Roman life? What role did vigorous competition play in the churches of colonial America? Must religion disappear to make room for modernity? Discover these answers and explore many other pivotal and controversial moments with this distinguished historian. 272 pages, softcover from HarperOne.

In The Triumph of Christianity, acclaimed religious and social historianRodney Stark explains how an obscure Jewish sect became the largestreligion in the world and presents the real story behind the tragediesand triumphs that have shaped the trajectory of the Christian faith—and indeed, much of global history.

Rodney Stark is the Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University. His thirty books on the history and sociology of religion include The Rise of Christianity, Cities of God, For the Glory of God, Discovering God, and The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success. Stark received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.

“2012 Book of the Year”

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