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... context brought about by the ecological crisis , a crisis that seems likely to stop America in its pursuit of ever increasing levels of production . For a theological guide into this extremely complex and largely unmapped area , Henry ...
... context brought about by the ecological crisis , a crisis that seems likely to stop America in its pursuit of ever increasing levels of production . For a theological guide into this extremely complex and largely unmapped area , Henry ...
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... context in which all reality develops . Here , too , Reinhold Niebuhr's appreciation of biblical realism may enrich the theological profundity of the product , a realism that sees God as sovereign chiefly through the process itself ...
... context in which all reality develops . Here , too , Reinhold Niebuhr's appreciation of biblical realism may enrich the theological profundity of the product , a realism that sees God as sovereign chiefly through the process itself ...
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... context are italicized here . The first paragraph sets the tone of the document in a single sen- tence with a solemn rhythm as felicitous as though it came from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer . When in the Course of human events , it ...
... context are italicized here . The first paragraph sets the tone of the document in a single sen- tence with a solemn rhythm as felicitous as though it came from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer . When in the Course of human events , it ...
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CHAPTER 3 | 26 |
Lincoln and the Debate about Civil Religion | 41 |
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