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People, Place, and Region

Retheorizing the Postsecular Present: Embodiment, Spatial Transcendence, and Challenges to Authenticity Among Young Christians in Glasgow, Scotland

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Pages 1421-1436 | Received 01 Jan 2011, Accepted 01 Apr 2012, Published online: 22 Aug 2012

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