Divine Compassion and the Meaning of Life

When people meet each other for the first time, they often ask questions about each other's profession. In my case, it requires some courage to reply frankly to such questions. Those who are not put off by my admission that I am a philosopher of religion and ask me for my special field of inter...

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Main Author: Sarot, Marcel 1961- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1995
In: Scottish journal of theology
Year: 1995, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 155-168
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