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January 03, 2011

William James on Religion and Sacrifice

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Jared Witt: leader | theologian | organizer | pastor | likes cooking, novels, nba, travel, trail running, crossfit, pickleball, writing, starting stuff, and being with my family. I live with Stephanie, our three boys, (Henry, Oliver, and Remy) in a little hamlet called Fort Scott, KS.

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