For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery by Stark, Rodney - 2003-04-13

Princeton University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Princeton University Press, 2003-03-24. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Princeton University Press, 2003-04-12. hardcover. Good. 6x1x9. Contents are tight; red ink underlining

Princeton University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2003. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 488pp. Black and white photographs, bibliography, index. Black cloth in dust jacket. Name on front free endpaper.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2004. Sixrth Printing . Trade Paperback. Fine. 6" x 9. 488 Pages Indexed. This is the sixth printing and the first paperback printing. An as new book with flawless interior text pages. The author argues that, whether we like it or not, people acting for the glory of God have formed our modern culture. Continuing his project of identifying the widespread consequences of monotheism, Stark shows that the Christian conception of God resulted--almost inevitably and for the same reasons--in the Protestant Reformation, the rise of modern science, the European witch-hunts, and the Western abolition of slavery. In the process, he explains why Christian and Islamic images of God yielded such different cultural results, leading Christians but not Muslims to foster science, burn witches, and denounce slavery. With clarity and skepticism toward the received wisdom, Stark finds the origins of these disparate phenomena within monotheistic religious… Read More

Princeton University Press, 2003-04-13. hardcover. Used:Good.

Princeton University Press, 2003-04-13. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!