The light of the nations

evangelical renewal and advance in the nineteenth century

by Orr, J. Edwin

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Published 1966 by W. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. in Grand Rapids .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Church history -- 19th century.

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 277-288.

Statement	by J. Edwin Orr.
Series	The Advance of Christianity through the centuries,, v. 8
Classifications
LC Classifications	BR477 .O7 1966a
The Physical Object
Pagination	302 p.
Number of Pages	302
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL5977910M
LC Control Number	66005059
OCLC/WorldCa	966557

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