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Between conservatism and liberalization: the enlightened pope

Rebecca Messbarger, Christopher M. S. Johns, and Philip Gavit (eds): Benedict XIV and the enlightenment: art, science, and spirituality. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2016, xxx+505pp, $85.00 HB

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Savoia, P. Between conservatism and liberalization: the enlightened pope. Metascience 26, 27–32 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11016-016-0133-2

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