RESPONDING TO GLOBALIZATION: RELIGION AND HUMAN FLOURISHING
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عنوان ژورنال: The Review of Faith & International Affairs
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1557-0274,1931-7743
DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2011.597225