Why God?: Explaining Religious Phenomena

ISBN-13: 9781599475202 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 304 str.

Rodney Stark

Opis

In the last century, some professional theorists, and large chunks of the culture with them, have begun to claim that religion boils down to no more than society s self-worship, self-delusion, and desire to control others. But in Why God?, renowned sociologist of religion Rodney Stark reveals the complete lack of evidence behind these popular theories. Drawing from a fascinating array of historical data, he offers a compelling argument showing why almost all people, in all places and all times, have been religious and why, contra these theorists, you can t explain religion without god.
Each chapter of Why God? adds to Stark s definitive explanation of religion, clearing the path for new understandings of core elements of religious life and history, such as the origins of monotheism, the implications of sin, the rise and spread of religious movements, and the function of revelations in the world today.
Why God? is a much needed guide for anyone who wants a thorough understanding of religion, as well as a firm refutation to those who think religion is just a deceitful ruse that can exist without true devotion to a god.
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