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Book Title: Though the Fig Tree Does Not Blossom : Toward a Responsible Theology of Christian Hope
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Ellen Ott Marshall
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Christian Theology / General, Christianity / Denominations, Christian Church / General
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Number of Pages: 158 Pages
