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Rodney Stark: Works, Research, Career & Science

Rodney William Stark (July 8, 1934 – July 21, 2022) was an American sociologist of religion who was a longtime professor of sociology and of comparative religion at the University of Washington. At the time of his death he was the Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University, co-director of the university's Institute for Studies of…

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Rodney Stark topic overview

The analysis highlights Works, Research, Career and Science as prominent areas in the source structure around Rodney Stark.

Related topics
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Source areas
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Connected nodes
51
Extracted relationships
55
Related term clusters
26
Bridge connections
51

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Career and research · 21 topics
Selected works · 11 topics
Overview · 8 topics
Early life and education · 7 topics

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Key facts & relationships

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Alma mater
University of Denver · University of California, Berkeley
Born
Rodney William Stark (1934-07-08)July 8, 1934 Jamestown, North Dakota, United States
Died
July 21, 2022(2022-07-21) (aged 88) Woodway, Texas, United States
Discipline
Religious studies · sociology
Influenced
Dana Evan Kaplan
Institutions
University of Washington · Baylor University

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Rodney Stark
4Sociology of religion · Comparative religion · University of Washington
6Jamestown, North Dakota · North Dakota · Lutheran
7The Rise of Christianity (book) · Christianity · Religious conversion

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Overview

Early life and education

Career and research

Selected works

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How Rodney Stark connects Entity context

The extracted context around Rodney Stark shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Rodney Stark → Archived, Becoming, Conversion, Cults, Darwin, Deviant Perspective American Sociological, Fable, Fact, John Lofland, Jon, Martin's Press, Meridian Magazine, New York, Of Churches, On Theory-Driven Methods, One America, Part, Preliminary Concepts, Religion, Religious Experience Another extracted example is Rodney Stark → The Churching of America, 1776–1990 (1990), The Rise of Christianity (1996), The Rise of Mormonism (2005). Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Rodney Stark

Top relations

related to Articles · 38
Rodney Stark → Archived, Becoming, Conversion, Cults, Darwin, Deviant Perspective American Sociological, Fable, Fact, John Lofland, Jon, Martin's Press, Meridian Magazine, New York, Of Churches, On Theory-Driven Methods, One America, Part, Preliminary Concepts, Religion, Religious Experience
Notable works · 3
Rodney Stark → The Churching of America, 1776–1990 (1990), The Rise of Christianity (1996), The Rise of Mormonism (2005)
Alma mater · 2
Rodney Stark → University of California, Berkeley, University of Denver
Discipline · 2
Rodney Stark → Religious studies, sociology
Institutions · 2
Rodney Stark → Baylor University, University of Washington
Sub-discipline · 2
Rodney Stark → Comparative religion, sociology of religion
Born · 1
Rodney Stark → Rodney William Stark (1934-07-08)July 8, 1934 Jamestown, North Dakota, United States
Died · 1
Rodney Stark → July 21, 2022(2022-07-21) (aged 88) Woodway, Texas, United States
Influenced · 1
Rodney Stark → Dana Evan Kaplan
Notable ideas · 1
Rodney Stark → Stark–Bainbridge theory of religion

Important terminology

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Important terminology

stark religion religious christianity theory university isbn bainbridge sociology secularization william rise faith baylor studies 2004 rodney american sims distinguished

Rodney Stark relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 55 structured relationships around Rodney Stark. Examples in this analysis include Rodney Stark → Alma mater → University of Denver and Rodney Stark → Alma mater → University of California, Berkeley. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

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Rodney StarkAlma materUniversity of Denver1.00infobox
Rodney StarkAlma materUniversity of California, Berkeley1.00infobox
Rodney StarkBornRodney William Stark (1934-07-08)July 8, 1934 Jamestown, North Dakota, United States1.00infobox
Rodney StarkDiedJuly 21, 2022(2022-07-21) (aged 88) Woodway, Texas, United States1.00infobox
Rodney StarkDisciplineReligious studies1.00infobox
Rodney StarkDisciplinesociology1.00infobox
Rodney StarkInfluencedDana Evan Kaplan1.00infobox
Rodney StarkInstitutionsUniversity of Washington1.00infobox
Rodney StarkInstitutionsBaylor University1.00infobox
Rodney StarkNotable ideasStark–Bainbridge theory of religion1.00infobox
Rodney StarkNotable worksThe Churching of America, 1776–1990 (1990)1.00infobox
Rodney StarkNotable worksThe Rise of Christianity (1996)1.00infobox
Rodney StarkNotable worksThe Rise of Mormonism (2005)1.00infobox
Rodney StarkSub-disciplineComparative religion1.00infobox
Rodney StarkSub-disciplinesociology of religion1.00infobox
Rodney StarkThesisPolice riots: collective violence and law enforcement (1971)1.00infobox
Rodney StarkWebsitewww.rodneystark.com1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Rodney Stark bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Stark, American and William. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

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    • William
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    • Sociology
    • Books
    • Evolution
    • Religion
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    • Comparative
    • Professor
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  • rodney stark
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    • American
    • Christianity
    • William
    • Religious
    • Bainbridge
    • Sociology
    • Theory
    • University
    • Books
    • Washington
    • Evolution
  • sociologist of religion
    • Theory
    • Bainbridge
    • Sociology
    • Religious
    • William
    • Sims
    • Stark
    • America
    • Baylor
    • Studies
    • Secularization
    • Isbn
  • comparative religion
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    • Professor
    • Theory
    • Bainbridge
    • Sociology
    • University
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    • Religious
    • Studies
    • William
    • Sims
    • Stark
  • university of washington
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    • Washington
    • Studies
    • Works
    • Also
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    • Churching
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    • Life
    • Research
    • America
    • Evolution
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    • Studies
    • Washington
    • Comparative
    • Professor
    • Sociology
    • Institute
    • Research
    • Religion
    • Also
    • Works
  • the rise of christianity
    • Christianity
    • Rise
    • Life
    • Churching
    • Led
    • Western
    • America
    • Evolution
    • Studies
    • Stark
    • Faith
    • Bainbridge
  • society for the scientific study of religion
    • Theory
    • Bainbridge
    • Sociology
    • Religious
    • William
    • Sims
    • Stark
    • America
    • Baylor
    • Studies
    • Secularization
    • Isbn

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Rodney Stark, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Rodney Stark with Career and research. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Rodney Stark — Career and research · splits 30 ⟂ 22
Rodney Stark — Selected works · splits 40 ⟂ 12
Rodney Stark — Overview · splits 43 ⟂ 9
Rodney Stark — Early life and education · splits 44 ⟂ 8

Map overview Semantic statistics

Rodney Stark

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples55
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Rodney Stark to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Works, Research, Career & Science, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Rodney Stark · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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