Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of BeliefHarper Collins, 17 ÁÕ.¤. 2009 - 498 ˹éÒ Winner of the 2008 Christianity Today Award of Merit in Theology/Ethics The History of God In Discovering God, award-winning sociologist Rodney Stark presents a monumental history of the origins of the great religions from the Stone Age to the Modern Age and wrestles with the central questions of religion and belief. |
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... because one must confront the fact that, since they disagree, not all religions can be entirely true. From there it is a small step to conclude that all religions are false, that “all are Introduction: Revelation and Cultural Evolution.
... because one must confront the fact that, since they disagree, not all religions can be entirely true. From there it is a small step to conclude that all religions are false, that “all are Introduction: Revelation and Cultural Evolution.
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... fact that, although they were scattered from Southern Italy to China, many of the great religious “founders” were contemporaries. As shown on Map 1–1 on the next page, Buddha, Confucius, Lao- Tzu (Taoism), Zoroaster, Maha ̄vı ̄ra ...
... fact that, although they were scattered from Southern Italy to China, many of the great religious “founders” were contemporaries. As shown on Map 1–1 on the next page, Buddha, Confucius, Lao- Tzu (Taoism), Zoroaster, Maha ̄vı ̄ra ...
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... fact, be hearing God. In any event, it is impossible to analyze the discovery of God, or the evolution of our images of God, outside of specific contexts. Hence, this also is an interpretive history of the origins of the great religions ...
... fact, be hearing God. In any event, it is impossible to analyze the discovery of God, or the evolution of our images of God, outside of specific contexts. Hence, this also is an interpretive history of the origins of the great religions ...
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... fact that for much of the twentieth century, the social-scientific study of religion was essentially a Godless field. Not only because so many practitioners were nonbelievers, All of the great monotheisms solve the problem of evil 12 ...
... fact that for much of the twentieth century, the social-scientific study of religion was essentially a Godless field. Not only because so many practitioners were nonbelievers, All of the great monotheisms solve the problem of evil 12 ...
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... claim that religions are Godless, some well-known social scientists have, in fact, affirmed that religious rites, including prayers, are not directed toward the Gods! We are asked to accept that even 14 DISCOVERING GOD.
... claim that religions are Godless, some well-known social scientists have, in fact, affirmed that religious rites, including prayers, are not directed toward the Gods! We are asked to accept that even 14 DISCOVERING GOD.
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