Darwin, god and the meaning of life: How evolutionary theory undermines everything you thought you knew

Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life: How Evolutionary Theory Undermines Everything You Thought You Knew

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-341

  Stewart Williams, Steve ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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