Integrating spiritual modeling into education: A college course for stress management and spiritual growth

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 79-107

  Oman, Doug ^a   Flinders, Tim ^b   Thoresen, Carl E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 46249098166     PISSN: 10508619     EISSN: 15327582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508610701879316     Document Type: Article

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