Racially diverse congregations: Organizational identity and the accommodation of differences

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-44

  Dougherty, Kevin D ^a   Huyser, Kimberly R ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 40949157971     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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