Perceptions of Angels in History: An Inaugural Lecture Delivered in the University of Oxford on 14 November 1997Professor Henry Mayr-Harting, Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History, delivered his inaugural lecture in the University of Oxford on 14 November 1997. Professor Mayr-Harting presents a theme of religious history, namely angels, in a new light seeking to counteract the sensationalism which is now becoming associated with the subject in many quarters. |
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