Forgiveness and coping

Women's Reflections on the Complexities of Forgiveness

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 143-164

  Ysseldyk, Renate ^a   Matheson, Kimberly ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77953124059     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203933640     Document Type: Chapter

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