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Book Title: Sacramental Presence after Heidegger : Onto-Theology, Sacraments, and the Mother's Smile
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Conor Sweeney
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Christian Theology / Systematic, Christian Theology / General, General, Hermeneutics
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Religion, Philosophy
Item Weight: 13.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 268 Pages
