TY - BOOK ID - 5394651 TI - The rise of Mormonism AU - Stark, Rodney. AU - Neilson, Reid Larkin PY - 2005 SN - 023113634X 023150991X PB - New York : Columbia University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Mormons KW - History KW - Histoire KW - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints KW - Mormon Church KW - History. KW - United States KW - Etats-Unis KW - Church history. KW - Histoire religieuse KW - 289.3 KW - -Mormonism KW - Christian sects KW - Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints KW - Biserica lui Isus Hristos a Sfinților din Zilele din Urmă KW - Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints KW - Cerkev Jezusa Kristusa svetih iz poslednjih dni KW - Chiesa di Gesù Cristo dei Santi degli Ultimi Giorni KW - Crkva Isusa Krista Svetaca Posljednjih Dana KW - Cirkev Jez̆is̆a Krista Svätých neskors̆ích dní KW - Církev Jez̆ís̆e Krista Svatých posledních dnů KW - Església de Jesucrist dels Sants dels Darrers Dies KW - Église de Jésus-Christ des Saints des Derniers Jours KW - Ekklēsia tou Iēsou Christou tōn Agiōn tōn Teleutaiōn Ēmerōn KW - Esucristo ittoed nega esordamar napi puguad onosa KW - Gereja Yesus Kristus Dari Orang-Orang Suci Zaman Akhir KW - Giáo hội các thánh hữu ngày sau của Chúa Giê su Ky tô KW - Hisus Kʻristosěn Akhěr-Kiwnlēr Mugattēslēri Kʻilisēsi KW - Hisus Kʻristosi Verjin-Awur Srbotsʻ Ekeghetsʻi KW - Hisus Kʻristosi Verjin Ōreri Srberi Ekeghetsʻi KW - Hisus Kʻristosi Verjin Ōreri Srberi Ekeghetsʻu koghmitsʻ KW - Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días KW - Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias KW - Iyēcu Kiristuvin̲ Tiruccapai KW - Jesu Kristi kirke af sidste dages hellige KW - Jesu Kristi kirke av siste dagers hellige KW - Jesu Kristi Kyrka av Sista Dagars Heliga KW - Jesus Christ N'ascr a Cwc Hc Ma Ekyrmba Ahotseweelfo KW - Jesucriston Khep Khepürunacanquiri Kollananac Tamapan mistuyata KW - Kanīsat Yasūʻ al-Masīḥ li-Qiddīsī al-Ayyām al-Akhīrah KW - Kerk van Jesus Christus van die Heiliges van die Laaste Dae KW - Kerk Van Jezus Christus Van De Heiligen Der Laatste Dagen KW - Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage KW - Kirkja Jesú Krists hinna Síđari daga heilögu KW - Kisha e Jezu Krishtit e Shenjtorëve të Ditëve të Mëvonshme KW - Kościół Jezusa Chrystusa Świętych w Dniach Ostatnich KW - LDS Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) KW - Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Jeesuksen Kristuksen Kirkko KW - Pēdējo Dienu Svēto Jēzus Kristus Baznīca KW - Ri Ruk'ataj ri Jesucristo quichin ri Chojlaxela' chupan ri ruq'uisibel tak K'ij KW - Simbahan ni Jésukristo sa mga Santos sa Ulahing mga Adlaw KW - T︠s︡ŭrkvata na Isus Khristos na svetiite ot poslednite dni KW - Utolsó Napok Szentjeinek Jézus Krisztus Egyháza KW - Viimse Aja Pühade Jeesuse Kristuse Kirik KW - Εκκλησία του Ιησού Χριστού των Αγίων των Τελευταίων Ημερών KW - كنيسة يسوع المسيح لقديسي الأيام الأخيرة KW - Церкви Иисуса Христа Святых последних дней KW - Церкви Ісуса Христа Святих Останніх Днів KW - 耶穌基督末世聖徒教會 KW - 耶蘇基督末世聖徒教會 KW - 末日聖徒イエス・キリスト教会 KW - Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints KW - Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonites) KW - Church of the Firstborn of the Fulness of Times KW - Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) KW - Simbahan ni Jesucristo sang mga Santos sa Ulihing mga Adlaw KW - Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) KW - Church Educational System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) KW - Unified Church School System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) KW - history. KW - -Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints KW - 289.3 Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints KW - -289.3 Mormonen. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints KW - Mormonism KW - Esu̇s Khristiĭn Khozhmyn U̇eiĭn Gėgėėntnu̇u̇diĭn Su̇m KW - Latter Day Saints KW - Latter Day Saint churches KW - Mormon history KW - Joseph Smith KW - the revelators KW - Mormon sacrifice KW - modernization KW - secularization UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5394651 AB - Will Mormonism be the next world faith, one that will rival Catholicism, Islam, and other major religions in terms of numbers and global appeal? This was the question Rodney Stark addressed in his much-discussed and much-debated article, "The Rise of a New World Faith" (1984), one of several essays on Mormonism included in this new collection. Examining the religion's growing appeal, Rodney Stark concluded that Mormons could number 267 million members by 2080. In what would become known as "the Stark argument," Stark suggested that the Mormon Church offered contemporary sociologists and historians of religion an opportunity to observe a rare event: the birth of a new world religion.In the years following that article, Stark has become one of the foremost scholars of Mormonism and the sociology of religion. This new work, the first to collect his influential writings on the Mormon Church, includes previously published essays, revised and rewritten for this volume. His work sheds light on both the growth of Mormonism and on how and why certain religions continue to grow while others fade away. Stark examines the reasons behind the spread of Mormonism, exploring such factors as cultural continuity with the faiths from which it seeks converts, a volunteer missionary force, and birth rates. He explains why a demanding faith like Mormonism has such broad appeal in today's world and considers the importance of social networks in finding new converts. Stark's work also presents groundbreaking perspectives on larger issues in the study of religion, including the nature of revelation and the reasons for religious growth in an age of modernization and secularization. ER -