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ARTICLES

IN THEIR OWN IMAGE?

Catholic, Protestant and holistic spiritual appropriations of the Internet

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Pages 1097-1117 | Received 30 Aug 2010, Accepted 10 Jun 2011, Published online: 19 Jul 2011

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