Religious and spiritual change in college: Assessing the effect of a science education

Sociology of Education

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-136

  Scheitle, Christopher P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college; religion; science; spirituality; undergraduates

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955125838     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: 19398573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038040711401811     Document Type: Article

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