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Part III - Transfiguration and Global Perfection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 May 2024

Robin Gill
Robin Gill
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Human Perfection, Transfiguration and Christian Ethics , pp. 145 - 223
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Print publication year: 2024

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