Spirituality in violent and substance-abusing African American men: An untapped resource for healing

Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-22

  Freeman, Dexter R ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; And African American men; Religious; Spirituality; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746486703     PISSN: 15426432     EISSN: 15426440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J377v25n01_02     Document Type: Review

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