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Reformation Myths
Five Centuries of Misconceptions and (Some) Misfortunes
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This book is ideal for readers interested in religious history, sociology, and cultural studies, particularly those wishing to critically reassess the impact of the Protestant Reformation.
An entertaining and enlightening expose of over-inflated claims about the Reformation and what it has done for us
An entertaining and enlightening expose of over-inflated claims about the Reformation and what it has done for us
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What has the Reformation ever done for us?
A lot less than you might think, as Rodney Stark shows in this enlightening and entertaining antidote to recent books about the rise of Protestantism and its legacy.
Rodney Stark takes no prisoners as he charges through five hundred years of history, upsetting apple carts left and right. Almost everything you thought you knew about the Reformation turns out to be a false narrative. In future, anyone who makes sweeping claims about the benefits of Protestantism ought to check their assumptions against Stark’s research first. — Clifford Longley, author and journalist
Stark brings the insights of a distinguished sociologist of religion to bear on a range of inherited assumptions about the impact of the Reformation. The result makes for salutary reading in this year of commemoration and (not always justified) celebration. — Peter Marshall, Professor of History, University of Warwick
Stark changed the way we think about the early Church and this book may change the way you think about Protestantism. Reformation Myths cuts through pious certainties and challenges us to think again about our cultural history. — Linda Woodhead MBE DD, Professor of Sociology of Religion, Lancaster University
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Critics praise Stark’s rigorous research and provocative argumentation. The Catholic Herald describes his approach as systematically dismantling common myths with compelling facts. Michael Haykin of Evangelicals Now highlights the book’s value for providing helpful historical reflection.
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ISBN: 9780281078271
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 August 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: SPCK Publishing
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 228g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Rodney Stark is Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences and Co-Director of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, Texas. He is also Honorary Professor of Sociology at Peking University in Beijing, China. His bestselling book, The Rise of Christianity, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and three of his other books have received prestigious book awards.
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