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Voracious Idols and Violent Hands: Iconoclasm in Reformation Zurich, Strasbourg, and Basel
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Wabi Sabi : The Wisdom in Imperfection
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War, Memory, and National Identity in the Hebrew Bible
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Water and Water-Related Phenomena in the Old Testament Wisdom Literature: An Eco-Theological Exploration: 685 (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
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Wesley’s Philosophy of Education for Socio-Spiritual Change
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Westward Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Asia
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What Ifs of Jewish History: From Abraham to Zionism
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What is Islamic Philosophy?
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What is Religion?
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What is Religious Ethics?: An Introduction (What is this thing called Religion?)
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Why Angels Fall: A Journey Through Orthodox Europe From Byzantium to Kosovo
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Why I Am a Hindu
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