The family as a context for religious and spiritual development in children and youth

The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 283-296

  Boyatzis, Chris J ^a   Dollahite, David C ^b   Marks, Loren D ^c  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781412976657.n21     Document Type: Chapter

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