Rodney Stark

For one, thing, the media are dominated by the irreligious. So are universities.

The great myth that many social scientists want to encourage is that there is an incompatibility between modern technology and traditional religion. This is absolute nonsense. If anything, it's the reverse.

Many people who say they have no religion are simply saying they have no official religious affiliation. They may actually have strong personal beliefs.

The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress, more fully revealing himself as humans gain the capacity to better understand.

The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress.

Those who belong to megachurches display as high a level of personal commitment as do those who attend small congregations.