Understanding the Relationship Between Christian Orthodoxy and Environmentalism: The Mediating Role of Perceived Environmental Consequences

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 806-820

  Truelove, Heather Barnes ^a   Joireman, Jeff ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Christianity; environment; environmental attitudes; proenvironmental behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869175439     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916508328905     Document Type: Article

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