Changing fortunes: An analysis of Christian Right ascendance within American political discourse

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Hopson, Ronald E ^a   Smith, Donald R ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 0038710915     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1387579     Document Type: Article

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