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- ↑ Bell, Richard H. and Barbara L. Battin. Seeds of the Spirit: Wisdom of the Twentieth Century. Westminster John Knox Press (1995), page 148
- ↑ Oxford Monastic Institute & Cambridge Epiphany Philosophers. 2018 Epiphany Conference Programme
- ↑ Battle, Michael. "Liberation." The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality. Holder, Arthur (ed). Blackwell Publishing (2005), page 523.
- ↑ "Bell Distinguished Lectureship".
- ↑ The Museum of Curiosity#Series 1
