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Just housing: Transdisciplinary perspectives from theology and the built environment

Admin March 13, 2026

By: Thomas Wabel & Stephan de Beer In cities worldwide, housing is precarious. Local socio-economic environments can exacerbate existing social differences and exclusions, but can also contribute to alleviate these differences, and to foster high levels of social inclusion. This article introduces a special collection of articles asking how theology should contribute theologically to address..

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