What would Jesus buy: American consumption of religious and spiritual material goods

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 501-517

  Park, Jerry Z ^a   Baker, Joseph ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36949000864     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2007.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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