Spirituality and religion in the lives of runaway and homeless youth: Coping with adversity

Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 19-38

  Williams, Nancy R ^a   Lindsey, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Divine intervention; Resiliency; Runaway and homeless youth; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746516710     PISSN: 15426432     EISSN: 15426440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J377v24n04_03     Document Type: Article

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