Prodigal Sons: Dual Abrahamic Categorization Mediates the Detrimental Effects of Religious Fundamentalism on Christian–Muslim Relations

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 293-306

  Kunst, Jonas R ^a,b,c   Thomsen, Lotte ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84942367359     PISSN: 10508619     EISSN: 15327582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508619.2014.937965     Document Type: Article

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