Potential dangers of empathy and related conundrums

Women's Reflections on the Complexities of Forgiveness

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 165-186

  Belicki, Kathryn ^a   Rourke, Jessica ^b   Mccarthy, Megan ^c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c NONE

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EID: 84909411006     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203933640     Document Type: Chapter

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