The victory of reason : how Christianity led to freedom, capitalism, and Western success / Rodney Stark.

Author: Stark, Rodney.

Edition Statement:1st ed.

Imprint:New York : Random House, c2005.

Descriptionxvi, 281 p. ; 25 cm.

Note:Introduction : Reason and progress -- pt. I. Foundations. Blessings of rational theology -- Medieval progress : technical, cultural, and religious -- Tyranny and the "rebirth" of freedom -- pt. II. Fulfillment. Perfecting Italian capitalism -- Capitalism moves North -- "Catholic" anticapitalism : Spanish and French despotism -- Feudalism and capitalism in the new world -- Globalization and modernity.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-270) and index.

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