Between Charism and Contemporary Context: The Ongoing Relevance of Salesian Pedagogy after St. John Bosco
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Book review: Michal Vojtáš, Salesian Pedagogy after Don Bosco: From the First Generation up to the Synod on Young People (1888–2018), LAS – Libreria Ateneo Salesiano, Rome 2023, 480 pp.
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