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13 - John Calvin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2017

By
Barbara Pitkin
Edited by
John Witte, Jr  and
Gary S. Hauk
John Witte, Jr
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
Gary S. Hauk
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
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Christianity and Family Law
An Introduction
 , pp. 195 - 210
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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