Am I My Brother's Keeper?: Christian Citizenship In A Globalized Society

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Book Title: AM I My Brother's Keeper? : Christian Citizenship in a Globalized Society

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.4in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Mark w. Scarlata

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Christian Life / General, Globalization, Religious, General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament, Christian Theology / Ecclesiology, Christian Theology / Ethics

Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers

Publication Year: 2013

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Religion, Political Science

Item Weight: 8.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 170 Pages