Intra-Organizational constraints on churches' public witness

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 427-441

  Neiheisel, Jacob R ^a   Djupe, Paul A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 51249116024     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2008.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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