Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest

Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-288

  Wellman, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Evangelicals; Family; Homosexuality; Iraq War; Liberals; Moral Worldviews; Pacific Northwest; Politics; Religious Subcultures; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949112269     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195300116.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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