{"product_id":"for-the-glory-of-god-9780691119502","title":"For the Glory of God","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArgues that, whether we like it or not, people acting for the glory of God have formed our modern culture. This book 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the History\/Biography Award of Merit, Christianity Today Magazine Winner of the 2004 Distinguished Book Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion \"[Stark] writes with a clarity and concision that make him a pleasure to read... A number of fondly held myths get demolished in this book.\"--David Klinghoffer, National Review \"This is a sociology of religion that takes seriously what people believe. Stark knows that beliefs have consequences. They can even change the course of history.\"--David Neff, Christianity Today \"[A] provocative volume--lucid and tightly reasoned.\"--Booklist \"For the Glory of God ... is an important book. It is immensely learned, consistently contentious, and filled with brilliant, if sometimes eccentric, insights... [F]or those who are open to a very different interpretation of the development of Western Civilization ... For the Glory of God is strongly recommended.\"--First Things\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations vii  Acknowledgments ix  Introduction: Dimensions of the Supernatural 1  CHAPTER 1  God's Truth: Inevitable Sects and Reformations 15  CHAPTER 2  God's Handiwork: The Religious Origins of Science 121  CHAPTER 3  God's Enemies: Explaining the European Witch-Hunts 201  CHAPTER 4  God's Justice: The Sin of Slavery 291  Postscript: Gods, Rituals, and Social Science 367  Notes 377  Bibliography 419  Index 465","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865518092631,"sku":"9780691119502","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691119502.jpg?v=1722274355","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/for-the-glory-of-god-9780691119502","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}