The ‘Orthodoxy’ of Orthodoxy: On Moral Imperfection, Correctness, and Deferral in Religious Worlds

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The ‘Orthodoxy’ of Orthodoxy : On Moral Imperfection, Correctness, and Deferral in Religious Worlds. / Bandak, Andreas; Boylston, Tom.

In: Religion and Society, Vol. 5, No. 1, 01.09.2014, p. 25-46.

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Bandak, A & Boylston, T 2014, 'The ‘Orthodoxy’ of Orthodoxy: On Moral Imperfection, Correctness, and Deferral in Religious Worlds', Religion and Society, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 25-46. https://doi.org/10.3167/arrs.2014.050103

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Bandak, A., & Boylston, T. (2014). The ‘Orthodoxy’ of Orthodoxy: On Moral Imperfection, Correctness, and Deferral in Religious Worlds. Religion and Society, 5(1), 25-46. https://doi.org/10.3167/arrs.2014.050103

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Bandak A, Boylston T. The ‘Orthodoxy’ of Orthodoxy: On Moral Imperfection, Correctness, and Deferral in Religious Worlds. Religion and Society. 2014 Sep 1;5(1):25-46. https://doi.org/10.3167/arrs.2014.050103

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Bandak, Andreas ; Boylston, Tom. / The ‘Orthodoxy’ of Orthodoxy : On Moral Imperfection, Correctness, and Deferral in Religious Worlds. In: Religion and Society. 2014 ; Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 25-46.

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