Chinese conversion to evangelical christianity: The importance of social and cultural contexts

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-257

  Yang, Fenggang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 0011091291     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3711910     Document Type: Article

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