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The Role of Literature in Children’s Spiritual Development

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International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education

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  1. Faculty of Education, School of Education (NSW), Australian Catholic University, Mount Saint Mary Campus 25a Barker Road, Strathfield, NSW, Australia

    Ann M. Trousdale

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  1. Australian Catholic University, Ballarat, Australia

    Marian de Souza

  2. Fordham University, New York, USA

    Gloria Durka

  3. Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia

    Kathleen Engebretson

  4. University of Warwick, UK

    Robert Jackson

  5. Dublin City University, Ireland

    Andrew McGrady

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Trousdale, A.M. (2009). The Role of Literature in Children’s Spiritual Development. In: de Souza, M., Durka, G., Engebretson, K., Jackson, R., McGrady, A. (eds) International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education. International Handbooks of Religion and Education, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5246-4_86

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