Religious market share and intensity of church involvement in five denominations

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 12-31

  Perl, Paul ^a   Olson, Daniel V A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

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EID: 0008975051     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0021-8294.00002     Document Type: Article

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