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Book Title: Measure of God : History's Greatest Minds Wrestle with Reconciling Science and Religion
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2006
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: Spirituality, History, Religion & Science
Genre: Religion, Science
Item Weight: 10.8 Oz
Author: Larry Witham
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
