The spirit of environmental justice: Resurrection hope in urban America

Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 255-269

  Wallace, Mark I ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Americancities; Chester, Pa.; Environmental justice; Food security; Resurrection hope; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 62949190940     PISSN: 13635247     EISSN: 15685357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853508X360019     Document Type: Review

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