Ecclesial Repentance : The Churches Confront Their Sinful Pasts
β Scribed by Jeremy M. Bergen
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 353
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
A theological reflection on churches repenting of events and convictions they have held in the past.
β¦ Subjects
Church history. ; Church renewal.
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