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Reflections on David W. Kling’s A History of Christian Conversion

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Lee, J.TH. Reflections on David W. Kling’s A History of Christian Conversion. Pastoral Psychol 71, 793–799 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-022-01021-3

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