Higher education as moral community: Institutional influences on religious participation during college

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 515-534

  Hill, Jonathan P ^a  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 70049102705     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01463.x     Document Type: Article

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