A dynamic model of church growth and its application to contemporary revivals

Review of Religious Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 218-241

  Hayward, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 23744510203     PISSN: 0034673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3512330     Document Type: Article

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