The unmaking of prejudice: How Christian beliefs relate to attitudes toward homosexuals

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 146-160

  Ford, Thomas E ^a   Brignall, Thomas ^b   Vanvaley, Thomas L ^c   Macaluso, Michael J ^b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEWIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 62349085774     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01434.x     Document Type: Article

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