The Triumph of Christianity (70 page)
Wulfstan, Saint, 248
Wycliff, John, 103
Yahweh, 72, 73, 84, 293
Zacchaeus, 91
Zealots, 42–45, 154
Zeus, 14, 82, 185
Zoroaster, 11–12, 16, 59, 100
Zoroastrianism, 9, 11–12, 29, 175, 181, 267, 389
Zwingli, Ulrich, 103
RODNEY STARK
is the Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences and codirector of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University. His previous books include
The Rise of Christianity, God’s Battalions, Cities of God, and Discovering God,
which won the 2008 Award of Merit for Theology/Ethics from
Christianity Today
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God’s Battalions: The Case for the Crusades
Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief
Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome
The Victory of Reason: How Christianity led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success
For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch Hunts, and the End of Slavery
One True God: Historical Consequences of Monotheism
The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force
T
HE TRIUMPH OF CHRISTIANITY:
How the Jesus Movement Became the World’s Largest Religion.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Stark, Rodney.
The triumph of Christianity : how the Jesus movement became the world’s largest religion /by Rodney Stark.
p. cm.
ISBN 978–0–06–200768–1
EPub Edition © OCTOBER 2011 ISBN: 9780062098702
1. Church history. I. Title.
BR145.3.S73 2011
270—dc23
2011031294
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