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Book Title: Christianity Made In Japan: A Study Of Indigenous Movements
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Mark R. Mullins
Publication Name: Christianity Made In Japan : a Study of Indigenous Movements
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Series: Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture Ser.
Publication Year: 1998
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages