Transposing the merton thesis: Apostolic spirituality and the establishment of the jesuit scientific tradition

Science in Context

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 29-65

  Harris, Steven J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84974323920     PISSN: 02698897     EISSN: 14740664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269889700000715     Document Type: Article

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