Is suffering good? An explorative study on the religious persecution among chinese pastors

Journal of Psychology and Theology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 202-210

  Ting, Rachel Sing Kiat ^a,c   Watson, Terri ^b,d  

^a FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

^b WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

^d WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 35948947335     PISSN: 00916471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009164710703500303     Document Type: Article

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