Anger toward god: A new frontier in forgiveness research

Handbook of Forgiveness

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 73-88

  Exline, Julie Juola ^a   Martin, Alyce ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203955673-11     Document Type: Chapter

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