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Preface to Theology: Christology and Theological Method 《神学前言:基督论与神学方法》

The Mennonite quarterly review Pub Date : 2004-07-01 DOI: 10.5860/choice.40-2130

S. Dintaman

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The Repression and Survival of Anabaptism in the Emmental, Switzerland, 1659-1743 1659-1743年瑞士埃门塔尔再洗礼的镇压与幸存

The Mennonite quarterly review Pub Date : 1998-10-27 DOI: 10.17863/CAM.31388

M. Furner

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John Howard Yoder, 1927-1997 约翰·霍华德·约德，1927-1997

The Mennonite quarterly review Pub Date : 1998-04-01 DOI: 10.4324/9781315565118-79

J. Burkholder

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The Primitive Church in the Modern World 现代世界的原始教会

The Mennonite quarterly review Pub Date : 1997-04-01 DOI: 10.5860/choice.33-3860

D. F. Durnbaugh

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