Was Mother Teresa maximizing her utility? An idiographic application of rational choice theory

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 205-221

  Kwilecki, Susan ^a   Wilson, Loretta S ^a  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748043667     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1387521     Document Type: Article

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