Who cares? Generativity and the moral emotions, part 1. Advancing the "psychology of ultimate concerns"

Journal of Psychology and Theology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 161-181

  Leffel, G Michael ^a  

^a POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1177/009164710803600302     Document Type: Review

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