The Rise of Christianity
| Author | Rodney Stark |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press Harper San Francisco |
Publication date | 13 May 1996 9 May 1997 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | print hard-cover (and 1997 paperback) |
| Pages | 256 272 |
| ISBN | 978-0691027494 |
The Rise of Christianity (subtitled either A Sociologist Reconsiders History or How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries, depending on the edition), is a book by the sociologist Rodney Stark, which examines the rise of Christianity, from a small movement in Galilee and Judea at the time of Jesus to the majority religion of the Roman Empire a few centuries later.