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The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success
Fascinating, with a huge sweep - too huge for me to assess, really. It's about Christianity, but not. Better, it's a sociologist looking at societal effects of cultures affected by Christians. The theology is in the background, so it's hard to know how well Stark 'gets' theology. He says Christianity has been necessary (if not sufficient) for freedom, the freedom that produced the modern world.
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From Exegesis to Exposition: A Practical Guide to Using Biblical Hebrew
