Morning Roundup - September 20, 2012Ed Stetzer | September 20, 2012
Yet an influential group of social scientists--including Michael Emerson, Christian Smith, Rodney Stark, W. Bradford Wilcox, and Bradley Wright--issued a public statement defending
Does Islam Encourage Violence More Than Other Religions?
New Pew survey examines who says yes and no.
Morgan Lee | September 12, 2014
In CT's interview with Rodney Stark earlier this year on why global religious hostility is on the rise, the Baylor University sociologist suggested that Muslim violence was largely because
Is Family Decline Behind Religious Decline?It's an important factor, but it's not the whole story.
Jordan Hylden | July 16, 2013
Other observers, such as Rodney Stark, point to the apparently low levels of church attendance in medieval Europe, compared to which the 19th and 20th centuries represent a
Community With a PurposeAn outward focus is part of Christian community: part 3
Gordon MacDonald | February 16, 2015
something good happen in the name of Jesus. Rodney Stark's The Rise of Christianity is a most influential book. As I understand Stark, he is saying that
Books to NoteShort reviews of 'Gospel,' 'Surprised by Oxford,' and 'The Triumph of Christianity.'
December 12, 2011
A delightful read.—Trevin Wax. The Triumph of Christianity. How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion Rodney Stark (HarperOne).
Porn Predicts Same-Sex Marriage Support, Says Regnerus(Updated) Sociologist says statistical link is strong for men but not for women.
Jeremy Weber | December 21, 2012
CT also noted how many social scientists came to his defense, including Michael Emerson, Christian Smith, Rodney Stark, W. Bradford Wilcox, and Bradley Wright.
Pasado imperfecto
Una ética antigua, muy antigua¿Qué pasó con la repugnancia que los cristianos antes sentíamos hacía el derramamiento de sangre?
David Neff | October 15, 2013
Read in English El sociólogo Rodney Stark ha argumentado que el cristianismo primitivo "trajo una nueva concepción de la humanidad a un mundo saturado por una crueldad caprichosa y un amor
Why Don't We Find Bloodshed Repugnant Anymore?Yes, the early church was pro-life. But it wasn't just the death of the unborn that it opposed.
David Neff | October 01, 2013
Leer en español Sociologist Rodney Stark has argued that early Christianity "brought a new conception of humanity to a world saturated with capricious cruelty and the vicarious love of death." He
UT-Austin Investigates Regnerus for Gay Parenting StudyUniversity's inquiry into "scientific misconduct" prompted by blogger's complaint.
Jeremy Weber | July 12, 2012
An influential group of social scientists–including Michael Emerson, Christian Smith, Rodney Stark, W. Bradford Wilcox, and Bradley Wright–issued a public statement defending
Social Scientists Defend Mark Regnerus' Controversial Study on Same-Sex ParentingMichael Emerson, Christian Smith, and others defend sociologist accused of being "anti-gay," breathtakingly sloppy," and getting "everything wrong."
Jeremy Weber | July 10, 2012
In response, a group of 18 professors – including Michael Emerson, Christian Smith, Rodney Stark, W. Bradford Wilcox, and Bradley Wright – posted a defense on the website of Baylor
Faith in a Fallen EmpireDetroit's list of maladies is long. But some Christians' commitment to its renewal is longer.
Katelyn Beaty | January 22, 2013
unbounded love and loyalty, never sparing themselves … drawing on themselves the sickness of their neighbors and cheerfully accepting their pain." (Rodney Stark famously argues
Is Megachurch Worship Addictive? Scholars, including the coauthor of the recent study alleging that it creates a "high," weigh in.
Compiled by Ruth Moon | September 28, 2012
concerned about things. Churches that never stir anyone up don't last long." Rodney Stark, co-director, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion. "It can be. It is
GleaningsImportant developments in the church and the world.
October 11, 2012
said "none of the allegations … were substantiated." An influential group of social scientists—including Michael Emerson, Christian Smith, and Rodney Stark—defended Regnerus's
Why Women Leave the Church—and Come Back AgainJim Henderson's 'The Resignation of Eve' offers first-hand accounts (and no small amount of editorializing) of women struggling in local congregations.
Sharon Hodde Miller | January 20, 2012
After its publication, The Wall Street Journal ran a response from Rodney Stark and Byron Johnson in which both scholars discredited the study's findings.
Who Will Love the City After a Nuclear Attack?If history and our own resurrection hope bear out, it will be the Christians.
Tyler Wigg-Stevenson | December 14, 2011
Sociologist Rodney Stark writes vividly about the epidemics that plagued the Roman Empire in the earliest centuries of Christianity, when followers of Jesus were persecuted minorities
The Leavers: Young Doubters Exit the ChurchMore than in previous generations, 20- and 30- somethings are abandoning the faith. Why?
Drew Dyck | November 19, 2010
Ultimately we will have to undertake the slow but fruitful work of building relationships with those who have left the faith. Rodney Stark also calls for calm.
A Fresh Call for U.S. MissionariesAmericans should focus less on 'Western guilt' and more on sharing the gospel.
Bishop Hwa Yung | November 09, 2011
These intellectuals have reached the same conclusions as those of the late American legal scholar Harold Berman and the sociologist Rodney Stark: The moral values, legal principles
Urban Planters: Building off Believers?Who fills the pews of the Big Apple?
Bob Smietana | May 19, 2011
Trying to attract only unchurched people isn't a great long-term strategy, said Rodney Stark, co-director of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University.
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