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The old controversy between Fundamentalists and Modernists has recently broken out again, as bitter and malignant as ever; and it does seem advisable at this juncture to give a few plain hints to these disputants as to exactly how their theological bickerings affect the nerves of ordi nary outsiders!

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  • PublisherForgotten Books
  • Publication date2018
  • ISBN 10 0259566160
  • ISBN 13 9780259566168
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages57
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