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  1. ACA, MCA, Hattiesburg, MS, 39402, USA

    Kathy Coffman

  2. Department of Psychology, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406-0001, USA

    Jamie D. Aten, Ryan M. Denney & Tiffani Futch

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  1. Blanton-Peale Institute, 3 West 29th Street, New York, NY, 10001, USA

    David A. Leeming Ph.D.

  2. National Institute for the Psychotherapies, 250 West 57th Street, Suite 501, New York, NY, 10019, USA

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  3. Pittsburgh Center for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, 4527 Winthrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-3722, USA

    Stanton Marlan Ph.D.

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Coffman, K., Aten, J.D., Denney, R.M., Futch, T. (2010). African-American Spirituality. In: Leeming, D.A., Madden, K., Marlan, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71802-6_14

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