Affinity, identity, and transcendence: The experience of religious racial integration in diverse congregations

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-68

  Marti, Gerardo ^a  

^a DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 62349113564     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01429.x     Document Type: Article

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