Severe underrepresentation of women in church leadership in the korean immigrant community in the United States

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-241

  Min, Pyong Gap ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 44349099795     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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