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Apr 2010
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Economic growth and spiritual nourishmen...

OXFORD UNIVERSITY
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Third lecture in the Martin D'Arcy lecture series on Christianity in China, in this lecture, Dr Wu looks at the rapid economic growth in the city of Shenzhen and also the spiritual growth within the city. 
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