God images following Hurricane Katrina in South Mississippi: An exploratory study

Journal of Psychology and Theology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 249-257

  Aten, Jamie D ^a,b   Moore, Michael ^a   Denney, Ryan M ^a   Bayne, Tania ^a,c   Stagg, Amy ^a,d   Owens, Stacy ^a   Daniels, Samantha ^a,e   Boswell, Stefanie ^a,f   Schenck, Jane ^a   Adams, Jason ^a   Jones, Charissa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b Center for Community Resilience ^*  (United States)

^c Center for Community Resilience   (United States)

^d 7833 Lakeside Court   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD   (United States)

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EID: 60149084383     PISSN: 00916471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009164710803600401     Document Type: Article

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