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... actually the center , then the whole structure of dogmatic Christian theology - with its unique act of creation , with the human soul as the central interest of God , and man's moral probation on earth in preparation for eternity as the ...
... actually the center , then the whole structure of dogmatic Christian theology - with its unique act of creation , with the human soul as the central interest of God , and man's moral probation on earth in preparation for eternity as the ...
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... actually stand at oppo- site poles . As Hans Driesch long ago pointed out , no one ever succeeded in building a house by throwing stones at random on the site : at the end of a century one would still have only a pile of stones . To ...
... actually stand at oppo- site poles . As Hans Driesch long ago pointed out , no one ever succeeded in building a house by throwing stones at random on the site : at the end of a century one would still have only a pile of stones . To ...
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... actually been ground down by poverty , its workers might have spent the time given over to communal celebrations and church - building on multiplying the yards of textiles woven or the pairs of shoes cobbled . Certainly an economy that ...
... actually been ground down by poverty , its workers might have spent the time given over to communal celebrations and church - building on multiplying the yards of textiles woven or the pairs of shoes cobbled . Certainly an economy that ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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