Testing the attendance gap in a conservative church

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-186

  Marler, Penny Long ^a,c   Hadaway, C Kirk ^b  

^a Samfard University   (United States)

^b United Church Board for Homeland Ministries   (United States)

^c SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27844485486     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3711747     Document Type: Article

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