Churches and the Urban Poor: Interaction and Social Distance

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 301-313

  Drew Smith, R ^a,b  

^a MOREHOUSE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Morehouse Couese   (United States)

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EID: 24944484368     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3712352     Document Type: Article

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