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The Scientist Bishop: Richard Watson, F.R.S. (1737–1816) 科学家主教:理查德·沃森，F.R.S. (1737-1816)

The Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.16922/jrhlc.9.1.2

J. Morgan-Guy

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The Daily Life of Nuns in Seventeenth-century Papal Rome: Prayers, Supernatural Events, Everyday Concerns and Violence 17世纪罗马教皇治下修女的日常生活:祈祷、超自然事件、日常关注和暴力

The Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.16922/jrhlc.9.1.1

Alessia Lirosi

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'Celestial Fireworks' – Father Malachy's Miracle (1931) 《天火》——马拉奇神父的奇迹(1931)

The Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.16922/jrhlc.9.1.5

Michael T. R. B. Turnbull

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The Long Methodist Union: A Case Study of Methodism in the Whitby Area of Yorkshire With a Focus on Methodist Union in 1932 and its Aftermath 长期卫理公会联盟:以惠特比地区的卫理公会为例，以1932年卫理公会联盟及其后果为重点

The Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.16922/jrhlc.9.1.4

Christopher K. Metcalfe

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'The Real Question of Freedom': The State, the Church and the Individual, c.1860–1920 “自由的真正问题”:国家、教会和个人，1860 - 1920年

The Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.16922/jrhlc.9.1.3

R. Ingram, Adeline Fitzwater

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Archbishop Sharp And the Anglican Reaction 夏普大主教和圣公会的反应

The Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI: 10.16922/jrhlc.8.2.3

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Preaching Moral Reform 宣讲道德改革

The Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI: 10.16922/jrhlc.8.2.5

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Formation of the Society 社会的构成

The Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI: 10.16922/jrhlc.8.2.2

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Reviewing John Wesley and George Whitefield in The Monthly Review and The Critical Review 评述约翰·卫斯理和乔治·怀特菲尔德在《每月评论》和《批判评论》中的观点

The Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.16922/jrhlc.8.1.2

Brett C. McInelly

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Heavenly Creatures? Visions of Animal Afterlife In Seventeenth–century England 梦幻天堂?17世纪英格兰动物死后的景象

The Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.16922/jrhlc.8.1.1

L. Strickland

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