In God we trust: Images of God and trust in the United States among the highly religious

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-38

  Mencken, F Carson ^a,b   Bader, Christopher ^a   Embry, Elizabeth ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Image of God; Religion; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 62849111701     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2009.52.1.23     Document Type: Article

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