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Volume 44, 2023 - Issue 4: Cathedral Studies; Guest editors: Leslie Francis and Stephen Parker
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Research Article

Anglican cathedrals as episcopal theological resource churches for nurturing growth and sustainability

Leslie J. Francisa Canon Theologian, Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, UK;b Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR), The University of Warwick, Coventry, UK;c World Religions and Education Research Unit, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 464-474 | Received 14 Aug 2023, Accepted 21 Sep 2023, Published online: 16 Oct 2023

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