Psychology's love-hate relationship with love: Critiques, affirmations, and christian responses

Journal of Psychology and Theology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-22

  Tjeltveit, Alan C ^a,b  

^a MUHLENBERG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Muhlenberg College ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33744971982     PISSN: 00916471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009164710603400102     Document Type: Review

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