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Christianity is an adventure of the spirit or it is not Christianity.
Alan Hirsch
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Alan Hirsch
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: October 24
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Theologian
University Teacher
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Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
Adventure
Christianity
Spirit
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