Church-based community activism: A comparison of black and white catholic congregations

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-77

  Cavendish, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0141437174     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0021-8294.00006     Document Type: Review

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