Mighty fortresses: Explaining the spatial distribution of American megachurches

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 261-268

  Karnes, Kimberly ^a   McIntosh, Wayne ^a   Morris, Irwin L ^a   Pearson merkowitz, Shanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 34249747783     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2007.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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