Commonweal on Mark Taylor's "After God"


	Commonweal on Mark Taylor's "After God"

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5-6-2008 5:06 PM

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enbar says:

Villanova's Bernard Prusak reviews Mark Taylor's latest book. He is critical, but thoughtful. The review is a very good read.

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