The Rise of Mormonism

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The Rise of Mormonism (2005) is a book which was written by the famous sociologist of religions Rodney Stark. He predicts that Mormonism will be a world religion by the year 2080.[1]

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Preface by Rodney Stark
Introduction by Reid L. Neilson
  1. Extracting Social Scientific Models from Mormon History
  2. Joseph Smith Among the Revelators
  3. Mormon Networks of Faith
  4. Rationality and Mormon Sacrifice
  5. Modernization, Secularization, and Mormon Growth
  6. The Basis of Mormon Success
  7. The Rise of a New World Faith
Bibliography
Further Acknowledgments
Index

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