प्रारंभिक ईसाई धर्म मुख्य रूप से एक शहरी आंदोलन था। 'पैगन' (पैगानस) शब्द का मूल अर्थ "ग्रामीण व्यक्ति" या बोलचाल में "गाँवत" था। इसका धार्मिक अर्थ इसलिए पड़ा क्योंकि जब शहरों में ईसाई धर्म का बोलबाला हो गया, तो गाँवों के अधिकांश लोग अपने धर्म परिवर्तन से बचे रहे
Early Christianity was primarily an urban movement. The original meaning of the word pagan (paganus) was "rural person," or more colloquially "country hick." It came to have religious meaning because after Christianity had triumphed in the cities, most of the rural people remained unconverted
Early Christianity was primarily an urban movement. The original meaning of the word pagan (paganus) was "rural person," or more colloquially "country hick." It came to have religious meaning because after Christianity had triumphed in the cities, most of the rural people remained unconverted
“सिटीज ऑफ गॉड: द रियल स्टोरी ऑफ How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome”, हार्पर कॉलिन्स, (31 अक्टूबर, 2006), पृ. 2
* “Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome”], HarperCollins, (Oct 31, 2006), p.2
* “Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome”], HarperCollins, (Oct 31, 2006), p.2
दुष्प्रचार या तिरस्कार कोई अकादमिक गुण नहीं है
Contempt is not a scholarly virtue
Contempt is not a scholarly virtue
"रेवेलेशन, कल्चरल इवोल्यूशन, एंड डिस्कवरिंग गॉड" (2007), 'सोशोलॉजी ऑफ रिलीजन: ए रॉडने स्टार्क रीडर' (2014) में उद्धृत, पृ. 503
* "Revelation, Cultural Evolution, and Discovering God" (2007), quoted in Sociology of Religion: A Rodney Stark Reader (2014), p. 503
* "Revelation, Cultural Evolution, and Discovering God" (2007), quoted in Sociology of Religion: A Rodney Stark Reader (2014), p. 503