The effects of childhood maltreatment on adult religiosity and spirituality: Rejecting god the father because of abusive fathers?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 349-359

  Bierman, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 27844449161     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2005.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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