The inter-organizational ties that bind: Exploring the contributions of agency-congregation relationships

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-65

  Polson, Edward C ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 42149103233     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/socrel/69.1.45     Document Type: Review

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