Sociology and theology reconsidered: Religious sociology and the sociology of religion in Britain

History of the Human Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 7-28

  Brewer, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History of sociology; Sociology of religion; Theology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147220686     PISSN: 09526951     EISSN: 1461720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0952695107076196     Document Type: Article

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