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Book Title: What Is Theology?: Christian Thought And Contemporary Life
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
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Author: ADAM Kotsko
Publication Name: What Is Theology? : Christian Thought and Contemporary Life
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy Ser.
Publication Year: 2021
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
