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CHAPTER 3. WHAT DOES GOD DO TO YOUR BRAIN? (PAGES 41-63)


1. For a comprehensive list of studies relating the health benefits of church attendance and spirituality, see http://www.dukespiritualityandhealth.org/resources/pdfs/Research%20-%20latest%20outside%20Duke.pdf

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