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The Betrayal of Charity : The Sins that Sabotage Divine Love /

Love was at one time a powerfully unifying force among Christians. In his letters, Paul consistently evokes charity as the avenue to both human and divine communion. If the magnitude of charity was of the upmost importance to early Christians, so were those sins that aimed to distract Christians fro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Levering, Matthew, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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