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The Tongue of the Dumb (African Writers Series, 98) by Dominic Mulaisho - 1971
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London, Ibadan, Nairobi: Heinemann, 1971. Paperback. First Edition, Second Printing, 1973. Very Good. Binding square and tight. Bookstore price stamp on first page, text unmarked. Dust stains to edges. Edgewear and rubbing to cover with a crease along the top right corner. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 249 pages. Dominic Mulaisho's first novel examines the clash between mission Christianity and indigenous culture presenting an insightful exploration of historic missionary practices and a discerning examinations of the missiological and theological assumptions underlying these practices.
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Mother Earth Spirituality: Native Amercan Paths to Healing Ourselves and the World
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Sophia: Aspects of the Divine Feminine Past & Present [Paperback] Schaup, Susanne
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The Orthodox Heretic: and other impossible tales
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ANARCHY: An Authentic Exposition of the Methods of Anarchists and the Aims of Anarchism
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THE PHILOSOPHY OF ALAIN LOCKE: Harlem Renaissance and Beyond
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