The need to belong: A theory of the therapeutic function of the black church tradition

Counseling and Values

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-53

  Thompson, Delores A ^a,b   McRae, Mary B ^a,b  

^a Thomas Charter School   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645947691     PISSN: 01607960     EISSN: 2161007X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-007X.2001.tb00205.x     Document Type: Article

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