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Book Title: Faith As An Option: Possible Futures For Christianity
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Hans Joas
Publication Name: Faith As an Option : Possible Futures for Christianity
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Ser.
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 204 Pages
