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008			050930s2006 cauab b 001 0 eng
010			_a2005044740
020			_a0060858427 (cloth)
020			_a9780060858421 (cloth)
035			_a(OCoLC)62085503
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dYDX _dBAKER _dOMP _dOCO _dBUR _dVP@ _dBTCTA _dYDXCP _dEXN
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050	0	0	_aBR162.3 _b.S73 2006
082	0	0	_a270.1 _222
100	1		_aStark, Rodney. _96221
245	1	0	_aCities of God : _bthe real story of how Christianity became an urban movement and conquered Rome / _cRodney Stark.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_a[San Francisco?] : _bHarperSanFrancisco, _cc2006.
300			_avii, 280 p. : _bill., maps ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [251]-272) and index.
520			_aHow did the preaching of a peasant carpenter from Galilee spark a movement that would grow to include over two billion followers? Who listened to this "good news," and who ignored it? Where did Christianity spread, and how? Based on quantitative data and the latest scholarship, scholar Stark presents new and startling information about the rise of the early church, overturning many prevailing views of how Christianity grew through time to become the largest religion in the world. By analyzing concrete data, Stark is able to challenge the conventional wisdom about early Christianity, offering the clearest picture ever of how this religion grew from its humble beginnings into the faith of more than one-third of the world's population.--From publisher description.
650		0	_aChurch history _yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBR 162.3 _i.S73 2006
999			_c23587 _d23587