Rodney Stark Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Theology is in disrepute among most Western intellectuals. The word is taken to mean a passe form of religious thinking that embraces irrationality and dogmatism. So too, Scholasticism.”

“Mormons are an extraordinarily educated and professional population. They have all these virtues: They work hard, don't skip school, have no scandals. Consequently, you find them in a lot of consequential places.”

“A whole lot of Americans have never met a Mormon.”

“America is an unusually religious nation.”

“American churches work very hard at reaching out to people to bring them in.”

“Can anyone seriously imagine a society without stable families? Maybe we should raise all the kids in state orphanages.”

“Every minister knows it's harder to get the guys to church than the women. We ought to be asking why this is.”

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

“It can be demonstrated that in any society there is a distribution of religious tastes and concerns.”

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