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Political Theory and Political Theology 政治理论与政治神学

Religion, Law, and Democracy Pub Date : 2020-11-19 DOI: 10.1093/OSO/9780198818632.003.0013

Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, M. Künkler, Tine Stein

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Biographical Interview with Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde [2011] Ernst-Wolfgang传记访谈Böckenförde [2011]

Religion, Law, and Democracy Pub Date : 2017-01-12 DOI: 10.1093/ACPROF:OSO/9780198714965.003.0022

M. Künkler, Tine Stein

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