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A Quantitative Analysis of God Attachment and the Christian Faith and Life Among Evangelical Christians

@inproceedings{Hardin2018AQA,
  title={A Quantitative Analysis of God Attachment and the Christian Faith and Life Among Evangelical Christians},
  author={Gary Todd Hardin},
  year={2018}
}
A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF GOD ATTACHMENT AND THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND LIFE AMONG EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS Gary Todd Hardin, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017 Chair: Dr. Eric L. Johnson This pilot study explored the possible relationships between attachment to God and the Christian faith and life among a small sample of evangelical Christians. A quantitative analysis was performed on Christian adults (N=189) in local churches in the southeastern region of the United States. The… 
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