Dearly departed: How often do congregations close?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 321-328

  Anderson, Shawna L ^a   Martinez, Jessica Hamar ^a   Hoegeman, Catherine ^b   Adler, Gary ^b   Chaves, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44349140609     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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