Through tinted glasses: Religion, worldviews, and abortion attitudes

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-55

  Emerson, Michael O ^a  

^a BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002288148     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1386394     Document Type: Article

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