Bringing peace to the central city: Forgiveness education in Milwaukee

Theory into Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 319-328

  Gassin, Elizabeth A ^a   Enright, Robert D ^b   Knutson, Jeanette A ^c  

^a OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c International Forgiveness Institute

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EID: 28444431587     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430421tip4404_5     Document Type: Review

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