A qualitative investigation of the meaning of religion and spirituality to a group of orthodox christians: Implications for marriage and family therapy

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 59-76

  Joanides, Charles ^a,b  

^a St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84937270171     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v02n04_05     Document Type: Article

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