Religious pluralism and US church membership: A reassessment

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-173

  Olson, Daniel V A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

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DOI: 10.2307/3711746     Document Type: Article

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