Spiritual development in childhood and adolescence: Moving to the scientific mainstream

The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-16

  Roehlkepartain, Eugene C ^a   Benson, Peter L ^b   King, Pamela Ebstyne ^b   Wagener, Linda ^b  

^a Search Institute   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781412976657.n1     Document Type: Chapter

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