Faith and politics: The influence of religious beliefs on political participationn

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 294-314

  Driskell, Robyn ^a   Embry, Elizabeth ^a   Lyon, Larry ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 43049150822     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2008.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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