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Book Title: Understanding and Transforming the Black Church
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Anthony B. Pinn
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Christian Theology / Systematic, Christian Theology / General, Christianity / Denominations, Christian Church / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Year: 2010
Genre: Religion, Social Science
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Number of Pages: 166 Pages
