Crisis and Reorientation: Introduction

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Crisis and Reorientation: Introduction. / Baark, Sigurd; Põder, Christine Svinth-Værge.

Crisis and Reorientation: Karl Barth’s Römerbrief in the Cultural and Intellectual Context of Post WWI Europe. ed. / Christine Svinth-Værge Põder; Sigurd Baark. Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. p. 1-11.

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Harvard

Baark, S & Põder, CS-V 2023, Crisis and Reorientation: Introduction. in CS-V Põder & S Baark (eds), Crisis and Reorientation: Karl Barth’s Römerbrief in the Cultural and Intellectual Context of Post WWI Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27677-4_1

APA

Baark, S., & Põder, C. S-V. (2023). Crisis and Reorientation: Introduction. In C. S-V. Põder, & S. Baark (Eds.), Crisis and Reorientation: Karl Barth’s Römerbrief in the Cultural and Intellectual Context of Post WWI Europe (pp. 1-11). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27677-4_1

Vancouver

Baark S, Põder CS-V. Crisis and Reorientation: Introduction. In Põder CS-V, Baark S, editors, Crisis and Reorientation: Karl Barth’s Römerbrief in the Cultural and Intellectual Context of Post WWI Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. 2023. p. 1-11 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27677-4_1

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Baark, Sigurd ; Põder, Christine Svinth-Værge. / Crisis and Reorientation: Introduction. Crisis and Reorientation: Karl Barth’s Römerbrief in the Cultural and Intellectual Context of Post WWI Europe. editor / Christine Svinth-Værge Põder ; Sigurd Baark. Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. pp. 1-11

Bibtex

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