Rodney Stark Amerikan din sosyoloğu. Kuzey Dakotalı Luteryan bir ailede doğdu. California Üniversitesindeki lisans döneminden önce Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ordusunda ve gazeteci olarak çalıştı.
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* Christian Beliefs and anti-Semitism (1966) Charles Y. Glock ile birlikte. * American Piety (1968) Charles Y. Glock ile birlikte. * The Future of Religion: Secularization, Revival, and Cult formation (1985), with William Sims Bainbridge * A Theory of Religion (1987), William Sims Bainbridge ile birlikte. * Religion, Deviance, and Social Control (1996), William Sims Bainbridge ile birlikte. * The Churching of America 1776-1992: Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy (1992), with Roger Finke; 2nd edition under name The Churching of America 1776-2005: Winners and Losers in Our Religious Economy (2005) * A Sociologist Reconsiders History (1996) * Acts of Faith: Explaining the Human Side of Religion (2000), Roger Finke ile birlikte.. * One True God: Historical Consequence of Monotheism ISBN 978-0-691-11500-9 (2001) * For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery ISBN 978-0691114361 (2003) * Exploring the Religious Life ISBN 0-8018-7844-6 (2004) * The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success ISBN 0-8129-7233-3 (2005) * The Rise of Mormonism (2005) ISBN 023113634X * Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome (2006) * Discovering God: A New Look at the Origins of the Great Religions ISBN 978-0-06-117389-9 (2007)
