Religion and War Resistance in the Plowshares Movement

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Religion and War Resistance in the Plowshares Movement
Author : Sharon Erickson Nepstad
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Language : English
Release Date : 07 April 2008
ISBN : 9780521717670
Pages : 284 pages
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Nepstad documents the trajectories of various Plowshares movement groups, revealing how activist decisions affect longevity.

Religion and War Resistance in the Plowshares Movement

Nepstad documents the trajectories of various Plowshares movement groups, revealing how activist decisions affect longevity.

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