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Harry Emerson Fosdick: Preacher, Pastor, Prophet

by Robert Moats Miller

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A major figure in American religious and cultural history, Fosdick was famous as a preacher, a pacifist and a champion of civil rights. He was also the author of forty-seven books.

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Published: 1985
Genres: Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Biography & Memoir, History, Politics and Government
DDC/MDS: 286.1
LCC: BX6495 .F68 .M54

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