Beyond beliefs: Religion and the sociology of religion in America

Social Compass

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-48

  Yamane, David ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Denominations; Doctrine; Post denominationalism; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847691944     PISSN: 00377686     EISSN: 14617404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0037768607074151     Document Type: Review

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