Skip to main content
M:S3:22 5
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 1 week, 2 days ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

Cities of god : the real story of how Christianity became an urban movement and conquered Rome / Rodney Stark
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

Cities of god : the real story of how Christianity became an urban movement and conquered Rome / Rodney Stark

by Rodney Stark

This study utilises quantitative data and archaeological evidence to analyse the expansion of early Christianity. It challenges prevailing views on the decline of paganism and the influence of contemporary cults during the religion's growth across the Roman Empire.

Accession 14649 ISBN 9780060858421 Publisher HarperSanFrancisco
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
Cities of god : the real story of how Christianity became an urban movement and conquered Rome / Rodney Stark spine
Cities of god : the real story of how Christianity became an urban movement and conquered Rome / Rodney Stark cover
Live
Cities of god : the real story of how Christianity became an urban movement and conquered Rome / Rodney Stark live spine
No live
Cities of god : the real story of how Christianity became an urban movement and conquered Rome / Rodney Stark spine Cities of god : the real story of how Christianity became an urban movement and conquered Rome / Rodney Stark live spine
Cities of god : the real story of how Christianity became an urban movement and conquered Rome / Rodney Stark cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Animals Archaeology Culture History Human Evolution Religion Social Conditions Social Sciences
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-05-15 15:34
orientation
vertical
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured
LOCATION HISTORY
M:S3:22 5 Current vertical
1 week, 2 days ago
Book Location
Updated 1 week, 2 days ago
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-21 01:06 (3 days, 22 hours ago)

Identity

name→ title
Cities of god : the real story of how Christianity became an urban movement and conquered Rome / Rodney Stark
vernon_id
23266
accession_no→ accession_number
14649
vernon_slug
cities-of-god-the-real-story-of-how-christianity-became-an-urban-movement-and-conquered-rome-rodney-stark

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone S3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
9780060858421

Descriptive

production_date
2006
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
Argues the nature of conversion lies in social contacts, not the articles of belief itself, and the data of cult and church establishment across the Roman empire's major cities provides the data to support this idea. Also Jesus.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Rodney Stark
tags→ tags
Cults, Religions, Religion, History, Social sciences, Civilisation, Sociology, Social history, Christianity, Vertebrates, Chordata, Animals, Theology, Human beings, Hominids, Primates, Mammals, Women -- Social conditions, Church, Archaeology -- Methodology, Social change, Church history, Paganism, Offences against religion, Social archaeology, Psychology, Religious, Gnosticism, Conversion, Hellenism, Greece -- Civilisation -- To 146 B.C., Heresy, Rome -- Social life and customs
subject_people
Isis (Egyptian deity)
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
24981

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "cities-of-god-the-real-story-of-how-christianity-became-an-urban-movement-and-conquered-rome-rodney-stark"
"opacObjectId": "23266"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "24981"
"cssColors": [3 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "cd853f"
"hue": 30
"rank": 1
"presence": 19.4
"colorName": "peru"
"lightness": 53
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 59
"formattedColorName": "peru"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "a0522d"
"hue": 19
"rank": 2
"presence": 21.18
"colorName": "sienna"
"lightness": 40
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 56
"formattedColorName": "sienna"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "f5f5f5"
"hue": 0
"rank": 3
"presence": 42.44
"colorName": "whitesmoke"
"lightness": 96
"colorGroup": "white"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "white smoke"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "3e351e"
"hue": 43
"rank": 1
"presence": 9.35
"lightness": 18
"saturation": 34
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "9c8b66"
"hue": 41
"rank": 2
"presence": 19.4
"lightness": 50
"saturation": 21
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "8a5e38"
"hue": 27
"rank": 3
"presence": 21.18
"lightness": 38
"saturation": 42
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "f3f2ee"
"hue": 48
"rank": 4
"presence": 42.44
"lightness": 94
"saturation": 17
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "9a482b"
"hue": 15
"rank": 5
"presence": 7.26
"lightness": 38
"saturation": 56
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "a3a59f"
"hue": 80
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.24
"lightness": 63
"saturation": 3
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "9a9b9c"
"hue": 210
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.13
"lightness": 60
"saturation": 0
"imageLabels": [10 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 15171
"score": 85.0
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book"
"imageLabelId": 67
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 19411
"score": 84.48
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 19018
"score": 83.57
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 11760
"score": 76.3
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Poster"
"imageLabelId": 21
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 5351
"score": 72.31
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Advertising"
"imageLabelId": 71
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 638
"score": 68.5
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Building"
"imageLabelId": 254
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 2836
"score": 67.6
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "History"
"imageLabelId": 80
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 135
"score": 65.44
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "City"
"imageLabelId": 382
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 2395
"score": 65.26
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Event"
"imageLabelId": 46
"[9]": {5 keys}
"count": 519
"score": 64.93
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Water"
"imageLabelId": 95
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/8863/824725a98fda62036c47a619c298879db6b1e816.jpg"
"width": "539"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/8863/824725a98fda62036c47a619c298879db6b1e816.jpg"
"width": "269"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/8863/824725a98fda62036c47a619c298879db6b1e816.jpg"
"width": "24"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/8863/824725a98fda62036c47a619c298879db6b1e816.jpg"
"width": "101"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/8863/824725a98fda62036c47a619c298879db6b1e816.jpg"
"width": "51"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/8863/824725a98fda62036c47a619c298879db6b1e816.jpg"
"width": "704"
"height": "1045"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.3118719
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "14649"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Cities of god : the real story of how Christianity became an urban movement and conquered Rome / Rodney Stark"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "Cities of god : the real story of how Christianity became an urban movement and conquered Rome / Rodney Stark"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Stark, Rodney"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "2006"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "2006-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "2006-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "First edition"
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Argues the nature of conversion lies in social contacts, not the articles of belief itself, and the data of cult and church establishment across the Roman empire's major cities provides the data to support this idea. Also Jesus."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "San Francisco/California/United States of America"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "HarperSanFrancisco"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "vii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Includes maps, bibliographical references and index."
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "9780060858421"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "270.1 STA"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [14 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Christianity/Religions"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Christianity/Religions""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Church history/History"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Church history/History""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Church/Theology/Christianity/Religions"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Church/Theology/Christianity/Religions""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Conversion/Psychology, Religious/Religion"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Conversion/Psychology, Religious/Religion""
"[4]": {2 keys}
"value": "Gnosticism/Cults/Religions"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Gnosticism/Cults/Religions""
"[5]": {2 keys}
"value": "Hellenism/Greece -- Civilisation -- To 146 B.C."
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Hellenism/Greece -- Civilisation -- To 146 B.C.""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"value": "Heresy/Offences against religion/Religion"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Heresy/Offences against religion/Religion""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"value": "Paganism/Religions"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Paganism/Religions""
"[8]": {2 keys}
"value": "Rome -- Social life and customs"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Rome -- Social life and customs""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"value": "Social archaeology/Archaeology -- Methodology/History"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Social archaeology/Archaeology -- Methodology/History""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"value": "Social change/Social history/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Social change/Social history/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"value": "Social history/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Social history/Sociology/Social sciences/Civilisation""
"[12]": {2 keys}
"value": "Social sciences/Civilisation"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Social sciences/Civilisation""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"value": "Women -- Social conditions/Human beings/Hominids/Primates/Mammals/Vertebrates/Chordata/Animals"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Women -- Social conditions/Human beings/Hominids/Primates/Mammals/Vertebrates/Chordata/Animals""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Isis (Egyptian deity)"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Isis (Egyptian deity)""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "rodney-stark"
"title": "Rodney Stark"
"relatedRecordId": "27717"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1