Christianity and dogmatism revisited: A study among fifteen and sixteen year olds in the United Kingdom

Religious Education

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 211-226

  Francis, Leslie J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0005257797     PISSN: 00344087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00344080120870     Document Type: Article

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