God in America: Why theology is not simply the concern of philosophers

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 465-481

  Froese, Paul ^a   Bader, Christopher D ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36949024013     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2007.00372.x     Document Type: Article

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