Is religion nothing but ...? Explaining religion versus explaining religion away

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 239-244

  Pargament, Kenneth I ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036984159     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327965PLI1303_06     Document Type: Review

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