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Book Title: Disarming the Church : Why Christians Must Forsake Violence to Follow Jesus and Change the WORLD
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Eric A. Seibert
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts, Christian Ministry / Discipleship, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Political Ideologies / General, Christian Life / Social Issues
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Religion, Political Science
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 342 Pages
