Exploring mass conversion to Christianity among the Chinese: An introduction

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-129

  Yang, Fenggang ^a   Tamney, Joseph B ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746868360     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/socrel/67.2.125     Document Type: Review

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