Why Can't Church Be More Like an AA Meeting?: And Other Questions Christians Ask about Recovery
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Stephen R. Haynes., & Stephen R. Haynes|AUTHOR. (2021). Why Can't Church Be More Like an AA Meeting?: And Other Questions Christians Ask about Recovery . Eerdmans.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen R. Haynes and Stephen R. Haynes|AUTHOR. 2021. Why Can't Church Be More Like an AA Meeting?: And Other Questions Christians Ask About Recovery. Eerdmans.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen R. Haynes and Stephen R. Haynes|AUTHOR. Why Can't Church Be More Like an AA Meeting?: And Other Questions Christians Ask About Recovery Eerdmans, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stephen R. Haynes, and Stephen R. Haynes|AUTHOR. Why Can't Church Be More Like an AA Meeting?: And Other Questions Christians Ask About Recovery Eerdmans, 2021.
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