--- title: "2 Christendom Quotes By Rodney Stark" description: "2 Christendom quotes by Rodney Stark. Plus more from Rodney Stark and more Christendom sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/636/rodney-stark-7977_christendom_but-christendom-was-not-merely-a-communi_150725.jpg" --- > [“But Christendom was not merely a community of warriors or even a community of the nobility. It was a civilization! Unfortunately, for generations everyone was taught that the era beginning with the fall of Rome and ending not long before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/but-christendom-was-not-merely-a-community-of-warriors-or-even-a/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/636/rodney-stark-7977_christendom_but-christendom-was-not-merely-a-communi_150725.jpg) > [“Many critics of the Crusades would seem to suppose that after the Muslims had overrun a major portion of Christendom, they should have been ignored or forgiven; suggestions have been made about turning the other cheek. This outlook is certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/many-critics-of-the-crusades-would-seem-to-suppose-that-after-the/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/215/rodney-stark-7977_christendom_many-critics-of-the-crusades-would-seem_850383.jpg) ## More by Rodney Stark > [High testosterone levels have been proven to make men more likely to commit crimes. The tendency in men toward risky behaviour keeps turning up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/high-testosterone-levels-have-been-proven-to-make-men-more-likely-to/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [“Keep in mind that democracy merely gives power to the people; it does not ensure that power will be used wisely or humanely.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/keep-in-mind-that-democracy-merely-gives-power-to-the-people-it-does/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [“Laws requiring a certain frequency of church attendance, the taking of Communion, and baptism of infants soon appeared all across the Lutheran areas of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/laws-requiring-a-certain-frequency-of-church-attendance-the-taking-of/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [“But Christendom was not merely a community of warriors or even a community of the nobility. It was a civilization! Unfortunately, for generations everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/but-christendom-was-not-merely-a-community-of-warriors-or-even-a/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [“No doubt Western modernity has its limitations and discontents. Still, it is far better than the known alternatives—not only, or even primarily, because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/no-doubt-western-modernity-has-its-limitations-and-discontents-still/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [... All questions concerning the rise of Christianity are one: How was it done? How did a tiny and obscure messianic movement from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/all-questions-concerning-the-rise-of-christianity-are-one-how-was-it/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [“By the seventh century, Christianity probably was far stronger and more sophisticated in North Africa and Asia than in Europe.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/by-the-seventh-century-christianity-probably-was-far-stronger-and/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [There was only one decline in church attendance, and that was in the late 1960s when the Vatican said it was not a sin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/there-was-only-one-decline-in-church-attendance-and-that-was-in-the/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [“But following these Stone Age discoveries, progress was slow. It is estimated that in terms of the standard of living, things were pretty much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/but-following-these-stone-age-discoveries-progress-was-slow-it-is/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/mormons-are-an-extraordinarily-educated-and-professional-population/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [Because God is perfect, his handiwork functions in accord with immutable principles. By the full use of our God-given powers of reason and observation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/because-god-is-perfect-his-handiwork-functions-in-accord-with/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [Many people who say they have no religion are simply saying they have no official religious affiliation. They may actually have strong personal beliefs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/many-people-who-say-they-have-no-religion-are-simply-saying-they-have/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [“there is at least as much, and probably much more, variation on these matters among the Protestants of various types included in these merged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/there-is-at-least-as-much-and-probably-much-more-variation-on-these/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [“What shall we Christians do with this rejected and condemned people, the Jews?’ Luther offered seven actions. First, to set fire to their synagogues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/what-shall-we-christians-do-with-this-rejected-and-condemned-people/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) > [Leading Christian theologians such as Augustine and Aquinas were not what today might be called 'strict constructionists.' Rather, they celebrated reason as the means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-stark/leading-christian-theologians-such-as-augustine-and-aquinas-were-not/) [Rodney Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-stark/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christendom/rodney-stark/#itemlist", "name": "2 Christendom Quotes By Rodney Stark", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But Christendom was not merely a community of warriors or even a community of the nobility. 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