Client god images: Theory, research, and clinical practice

The Psychology of Religion and Spirituality for Clinicians: Using Research in Your Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 131-160

  Moriarty, Glendon L ^a   Davis, Edward B ^b  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203864920     Document Type: Chapter

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