Drifting from the mainstream: The religious identity of Australian core Catholic youth

International Journal of Children's Spirituality

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 371-383

  Rymarz, Richard M ^a   Graham, John ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Catholic Education Office   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catholic adolescents; Religious identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049232674     PISSN: 1364436X     EISSN: 14698455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13644360601014114     Document Type: Article

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