A developmental-ecological perspective on the role of spirituality in the development of meaningfulness in adolescent boys

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 19, Issue , 2008, Pages 255-277

  LeBlanc, Gess ^a  

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EID: 57749142473     PISSN: 10468064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004166462.i-299.95     Document Type: Review

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