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Feb 2023
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Do You Believe in Miracles?(And Can You ...

THE THOMISTIC INSTITUTE
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<p>This lecture was given on October 20, 2022, at the University of North Texas. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: W. Matthews Grant is Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy at University of St. Thomas (MN), and Associate Editor of the American Catholic Philoso ... Show More
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