Measuring evangelicalism: Consequences of different operationalization strategies

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 499-514

  Hackett, Conrad ^a   Lindsay, D Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 51249089219     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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