Professional psychology and the doctrines of sin and grace: Christian leaders' perspectives

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 295-302

  McMinn, Mark R ^a,b   Ruiz, Janeil N ^a   Marx, David ^a   Wright, J Brooke ^a   Gilbert, Nicole B ^a  

^a WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Christianity; Grace; Religious issues in psychotherapy; Sin

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746416213     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.37.3.295     Document Type: Article

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