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  1. University of Copenhagen, Købmagergade 44-46, 1150, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Lars Sandbeck Post.Doc., Th.M., Ph.D. (Faculty of Theology)

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  1. Department of Systematic Theology, Faculty of Theology, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Anne L. C. Runehov

  2. Pontificia Universita Antonianum, Roma, Italia

    Lluis Oviedo

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Sandbeck, L. (2013). Imagination. In: Runehov, A.L.C., Oviedo, L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8265-8_1188

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