Timothy Larsen | |
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Born | 4 September 1967 |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Thesis | Friends of Religious Equality [1] (1997) |
Doctoral advisor | David W. Bebbington |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | Ecclesiastical history |
Institutions | Wheaton College |
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