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George Bell's political engagement in ecumenical context. / Ringshausen, Gerhard.
In: Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte, Vol. 30, No. 2, 01.12.2017, p. 312-326.

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Ringshausen G. George Bell's political engagement in ecumenical context. Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte. 2017 Dec 1;30(2):312-326. doi: 10.13109/kize.2017.30.2.312

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