Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity最新文献

Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity Pub Date : 2019-02-04 DOI: 10.4324/9780429467059-4

Stephen A. Chavura, J. Gascoigne, Ian Tregenza

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Citizenship, the nation and religion 公民身份，国家和宗教

Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity Pub Date : 2019-02-04 DOI: 10.4324/9780429467059-9

Stephen A. Chavura, J. Gascoigne, Ian Tregenza

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The brief rise and fall of the Australian colonial established church 澳大利亚殖民地国教的短暂兴衰

Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity Pub Date : 2019-02-04 DOI: 10.4324/9780429467059-2

Stephen A. Chavura, J. Gascoigne, Ian Tregenza

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Foundations 基金会

Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity Pub Date : 2019-02-04 DOI: 10.4324/9780429467059-1

Stephen A. Chavura, Jo Gascoigne, Ian Tregenza

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Civil religion 民间宗教

Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity Pub Date : 2019-02-04 DOI: 10.4324/9780429467059-8

Stephen A. Chavura, J. Gascoigne, Ian Tregenza

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Culture, gender, sexuality 文化，性别，性取向

Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity Pub Date : 2019-02-04 DOI: 10.4324/9780429467059-11

Stephen A. Chavura, J. Gascoigne, Ian Tregenza

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The moral economy of the early Australian Commonwealth 澳洲联邦早期的道德经济

Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity Pub Date : 2019-02-04 DOI: 10.4324/9780429467059-7

Stephen A. Chavura, J. Gascoigne, Ian Tregenza

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Conclusion 结论

Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity Pub Date : 2019-02-04 DOI: 10.4324/9780429467059-301

Stephen A. Chavura, Jo Gascoigne, Ian Tregenza

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The coming of plural establishment 复数体制的到来

Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity Pub Date : 2019-02-04 DOI: 10.4324/9780429467059-3

Stephen A. Chavura, J. Gascoigne, Ian Tregenza

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Education, religion and citizenship 教育，宗教和公民身份

Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity Pub Date : 2019-02-04 DOI: 10.4324/9780429467059-5

Stephen A. Chavura, J. Gascoigne, Ian Tregenza

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