Geographical patterns of religious denomination affiliation in Georgia, 1970-1990: Population change and growing urban diversity

Southeastern Geographer

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-51

  Webster, Gerald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Denominational change; Georgia; Religion

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RELIGION; URBAN AREA;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034034378     PISSN: 0038366X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sgo.2000.0011     Document Type: Article

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