Can Religion Promote Virtue?: A More Stringent Test of the Model of Relational Spirituality and Forgiveness

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 252-266

  Davis, Don E ^a   Hook, Joshua N ^b   Van Tongeren, Daryl R ^c   Gartner, Aubrey L ^d   Worthington, Everett L ^d  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84866641968     PISSN: 10508619     EISSN: 15327582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508619.2011.646229     Document Type: Article

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