Religion at Play: Pentecostalism and the Transformation of a Secular Age

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Religion at Play : Pentecostalism and the Transformation of a Secular Age. / Vondey, Wolfgang.

In: Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, Vol. 40, No. 2, 2018, p. 17-36.

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Vondey, W 2018, 'Religion at Play: Pentecostalism and the Transformation of a Secular Age', Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 17-36. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700747-04001033

APA

Vondey, W. (2018). Religion at Play: Pentecostalism and the Transformation of a Secular Age. Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, 40(2), 17-36. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700747-04001033

Vancouver

Vondey W. Religion at Play: Pentecostalism and the Transformation of a Secular Age. Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. 2018;40(2):17-36. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700747-04001033

Author

Vondey, Wolfgang. / Religion at Play : Pentecostalism and the Transformation of a Secular Age. In: Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. 2018 ; Vol. 40, No. 2. pp. 17-36.

Bibtex

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