Mathematical modeling of church growth

Journal of Mathematical Sociology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-292

  Hayward, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Church growth; Differential equations; Diffusion; Epidemics; Population models; Revival

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033263659     PISSN: 0022250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022250X.1999.9990223     Document Type: Article

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