Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome
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Rodney Stark., & Rodney Stark|AUTHOR. (2009). Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rodney Stark and Rodney Stark|AUTHOR. 2009. Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rodney Stark and Rodney Stark|AUTHOR. Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome HarperCollins, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rodney Stark, and Rodney Stark|AUTHOR. Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome HarperCollins, 2009.
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