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Running to the Sound of Gunfire

Taken from the Theology Matters conference of 2021.

Stephen D. Crocco
Stephen D. Crocco
Stephen D. Crocco
Stephen Crocco recently retired from the position of Library Director at Yale University Divinity School. Prior to serving at Yale, he held similar positions at Princeton and Pittsburgh theological seminaries. Steve is an ordained PCUSA minister, has served as an interim pastor, and preaches regularly in PCUSA congregations. He is also a founding board member of the Theological Book Network.
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