Blogs about: Rodney Stark
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04 Cities of God: Cybele and Isis
Stark’s most provocative chapter thus far. He argues that “the historical record strongly supports the idea that Cybelene worship and Isiacism served as important stepping stones to Chris… more →
Relentless Grace
Top 10 Books on Church History
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Michael Graham wrote 3 weeks ago: Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley These books are more or less on church history. I … more →
Common Sense
Angel wrote 1 month ago: “Religious movements will grow to the extent that they can generate a highly motivated, volunt … more →
Thoughts on Evangelicalism Moving Forward, Part 5: Globality and Mobility
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Michael Graham wrote 1 month ago: Are you investing in the new mobile class? I recall twice during my time at Creekside Community Chur … more →
Thoughts on Evangelicalism Past, Present, and Future… Part 6
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Michael Graham wrote 2 months ago: Our brief look backward at the roots of evangelism has brought us to the last two decades. I think l … more →
Western Guilt
Angel wrote 2 months ago: “It would take a long essay to explain why Western intellectuals have promulgated so many frau … more →
Did You Know?
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Kraig Krempa wrote 3 months ago: What does this mean for the Church of the 21st century? Did you know that Christianity in the 1st th … more →
Cosmos and Taxis in Religious Life
David wrote 3 months ago: I have just completed a draft of a new paper. In the past, the only sensitive topic that I have add … more →
Neo-Kuyperian or Not, Does a Church Lose Its Identity in Doing Mercy Ministries?
witheredgrass wrote 4 months ago: On Friday and Saturday, Kevin DeYoung (“DeYoung, Restless and Reformed”) posted on … more →
Christianity and Healthcare
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Mark wrote 5 months ago: One key to the growth of the early Christian movement was that it provided a free health care system … more →
Should swine flu close churches?
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agyapw wrote 6 months ago: A large church here in Nottingham has taken the decision to suspend their Sunday meetings this week … more →
Foundations for inter-faith sharing
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Sen wrote 8 months ago: Bahais have been frequent participants in inter-faith fora, and like all the participants we need to … more →
Reverberating Formula
Angel wrote 8 months ago: “The God who commands is in my mouth! The God of Wisdom is in my Heart! My tongue is the Sanct … more →
04 Cities of God: Cybele and Isis
Robbie Schmidtberger wrote 9 months ago: Stark’s most provocative chapter thus far. He argues that “the historical record strong … more →
Stark choices
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Sen wrote 9 months ago: In a discussion on this blog, I referred briefly to Rodney Stark’s work on the dynamics of religious … more →
03 Cities of God: Christianization
Robbie Schmidtberger wrote 10 months ago: “Christianization of the empire, how it became more Christian, was not the result os reactions … more →
02 Cities of God: The Urban Empire
Robbie Schmidtberger wrote 10 months ago: Rodney Stark begins his book by focusing on context and setting. He draws a picture of the major Ro … more →
01 Cities of God: Missions and Methods
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Robbie Schmidtberger wrote 10 months ago: When I was in college I took a class on the rise of Christianity. One of our textbooks was of the s … more →
January 2009: Books Read
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elliot wrote 10 months ago: 1. Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century by John Stott. This book has be … more →
Interesting quote on Paul
Owen wrote 10 months ago: From page 134 of Cities of God by Rodney Stark: But what about Paul? Did is missions have an indepen … more →
