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Average rating: 4.36 · 28 ratings · 11 reviews · 1 distinct work

Know Your Place: Helping White, Southern Evangelicals Cope with the End of The(ir) World

4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions

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The Need to Be Whole: Patriotism and the History of Prejudice

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