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About the journal
AGATHEOS – European Journal for Philosophy of Religion is a peer-reviewed international journal devoted to philosophy of religion. Its special mission is to promote high-quality scholarly work on religions and worldviews from a diversity of philosophical perspectives. The journal is published under the auspices of the Nordic Society for Philosophy of Religion in cooperation with the University of Gävle and Uppsala University, Sweden.
AGATHEOS - European Journal for Philosophy of Religion | ISSN (Online) 2004-9331
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