Faith beyond belief: Evangelical protestant conceptions of faith and the resonance of anti-humanism

Social Analysis

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-78

  Elisha, Omri ^a  

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Author keywords

Anti humanism; Conservatism; Evangelical Protestantism; Faith based activism; Intersubjectivity; Megachurch; Spiritual gifts

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749130650     PISSN: 0155977X     EISSN: 15585727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/sa.2008.520104     Document Type: Article

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