Determinants of parishioner satisfaction among practicing catholics

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-221

  Peyrot, Mark ^a   Sweeney, Francis M ^a  

^a Loy Ola College   (United States)

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EID: 33749822850     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3712286     Document Type: Article

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