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Jon Paul Sydnor

Essays adapted from The Great Open Dance: A Progressive Christian Theology

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    Jon Paul Sydnor is author of The Great Open Dance: A Progressive Christian Theology. He is also Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Emmanuel College and theologian-in-residence at Grace Community Boston.

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