Associations between humility, spiritual transcendence, and forgiveness

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 18, Issue , 2007, Pages 75-94

  Powers, Christie ^c   Nam, Ruth K ^c   Rowatt, Wade C ^a   Hill, Peter C ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 43249137143     PISSN: 10468064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004158511.i-301.32     Document Type: Article

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