Whither the roots? Achieving conceptual depth in psychology of religion

Archive for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-35

  Hill, Peter C ^a   Gibson, Nicholas J S ^b  

^a BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; Attribution; Conceptual depth; Coping; Mid level theories; Psychology of religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 61949154799     PISSN: 00846724     EISSN: 15736121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157361208X316944     Document Type: Review

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