A Theory of Religion

by Rodney Stark and William Sims Bainbridge

Book Overview

In this unique text, Stark and Bainbridge begin with basic statements about human nature and, employing the principles of logic and philosophy, build toward increasingly complex propositions about societies and their religious institutions. They provide a rigorous yet flexible sociological theory of religion as well as a general sociological model for deriving macrolevel theory from microlevel evidence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813523303
• ISBN13: 9780813523309
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Rodney Stark's A THEORY OF RELIGION

Rodney Stark's A THEORY OF RELIGION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION TO COME OUT IN THE PAST THIRTY YEARS. NO DOUBT IN MY MIND ABOUT IT. MARK D. COHEN, M.S.,SOCIOLOGY, UW-MADISON 1989 MASTER'S THESIS ON A LUTHERAN CHURCH