Social relationships in the local church. A comparison of networks in the rural and urban church

Journal of Beliefs and Values

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-75

  Burton, Lewis ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 56149106270     PISSN: 13617672     EISSN: 14699362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13617670701251595     Document Type: Article

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