Sin, spirituality, and primitivism: The theologies of the American social gospel, 1885-1917

Religion and American Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-126

  Bowman, Matthew ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 43249136142     PISSN: 10521151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/rac.2007.17.1.95     Document Type: Review

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