Proximity matters: Exploring relationships among neighborhoods, congregations, and the residential patterns of members

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-260

  Sinha, Jill Witmer ^a   Hillier, Amy ^b   Cnaan, Ram A ^b   Mcgrew, Charlene C ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 34249739589     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2007.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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