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Book Title: American Evangelicals In Egypt: Missionary Encounters In An ...
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: American Evangelicals in Egypt : Missionary Encounters in an Age of Empire
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Christian Ministry / Missions, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt), General
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 18 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, History, Social Science
Author: Heather J. Sharkey
Item Length: 9.1 in
Series: Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World Ser.
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
