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God’s Power in Broken Bodies

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In Search of God’s Power in Broken Bodies

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How can Christians understand God’s love and power in light of the enormity of comfort women’s suffering? What do the experiences, testimonies, and existence of comfort women tell us about the power of God?

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Chong, HY. (2013). God’s Power in Broken Bodies. In: In Search of God’s Power in Broken Bodies. New Approaches to Religion and Power. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137331458_4

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