
Making Sense of the World
How the Trinity Helps to Explain Reality
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In searching for beauty's source, we encounter ultimate reality. In this new contribution to worldview thinking, Poythress shows how all creation reflects the Trinitarian God—and where philosophers go wrong.
©2024 Vern S. Poythress (P)2024 eChristianListeners also enjoyed...
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