One-in-the Many: Doing Justice to Our Unity and Diversity*

As we all know James Luther Adams is a very hopeful person. This was most clearly seen in Jim's suggestion that I give the James Luther Adams lecture this year. My guess is that he heard that the overall theme of this year's annual meeting was justice and he hoped that, as a lawyer and a p...

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Main Author: Porter, Thomas W. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1992
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 1992, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 429-449
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