Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue
- ISBN-10
- 0195147782
- ISBN-13
- 9780195147780
- Series
- REVERENCE
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-09-20
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Paul Woodruff
Description
Looks at the meaning of reverence and its role in religion and society.
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