About the Author

Stanley Kent Stowers is a historian of ancient Mediterranean religion and a theorist of religion. He taught at Brown University for 31 years and is now Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies. Working from a comparative analysis of Greek, Roman, Judean, and Christian evidence, he has developed a theory of ancient Mediterranean religion, and of religion more generally. He is also known for his publications on the early Christianity and especially the letters of Paul. He has also published on National Socialism (“Nazism”) and religion and on the early modern invention of monotheism.