Measuring theodicy: Individual differences in the perception of divine intervention

Pastoral Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-47

  Daugherty, Timothy K ^a   West, Aimee M ^a   Williams, Melissa C ^a   Brockman, Jakob M ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; Control; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 58549087532     PISSN: 00312789     EISSN: 15736679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11089-008-0164-8     Document Type: Article

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