Mind the gap: Religion and the crucible of marginality in the United States and Great Britain

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 653-688

  Lindsay, D Michael ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53949095599     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2008.00131.x     Document Type: Review

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