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Hope and Spirituality in the Age of Anxiety

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Advancing Quality of Life in a Turbulent World

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Scioli, A. (2007). Hope and Spirituality in the Age of Anxiety. In: Estes, R.J. (eds) Advancing Quality of Life in a Turbulent World. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5110-4_9

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