Kristendom i grænseland: Kirkehistoriske perspektiver på et afrikansk religionsmøde

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Kristendom i grænseland : Kirkehistoriske perspektiver på et afrikansk religionsmøde. / Kastfelt, Niels.

In: Dansk Teologisk Tidsskrift, Vol. årg. 76, No. 3, 2013, p. 2-20.

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Harvard

Kastfelt, N 2013, 'Kristendom i grænseland: Kirkehistoriske perspektiver på et afrikansk religionsmøde', Dansk Teologisk Tidsskrift, vol. årg. 76, no. 3, pp. 2-20.

APA

Kastfelt, N. (2013). Kristendom i grænseland: Kirkehistoriske perspektiver på et afrikansk religionsmøde. Dansk Teologisk Tidsskrift, årg. 76(3), 2-20.

Vancouver

Kastfelt N. Kristendom i grænseland: Kirkehistoriske perspektiver på et afrikansk religionsmøde. Dansk Teologisk Tidsskrift. 2013;årg. 76(3):2-20.

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Kastfelt, Niels. / Kristendom i grænseland : Kirkehistoriske perspektiver på et afrikansk religionsmøde. In: Dansk Teologisk Tidsskrift. 2013 ; Vol. årg. 76, No. 3. pp. 2-20.

Bibtex

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