Typology of Religious Characteristics of Social Service and Educational Organizations and Programs

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-134

  Sider, Ronald J ^a,b,c   Unruh, Heidi Rolland ^d  

^a E Seminary at Eastern University   (United States)

^b Department of Theology   (United States)

^c Comm Outreach/LDP ^*

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Congregations; Faith based organizations; Religion; Social services

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342303910     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764003257494     Document Type: Review

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