Acceptance of other religions in the united states: An hlm analysis of variability across congregations

Social Compass

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-142

  Smith, Buster G ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical linear modeling; Racial homogeneity; Religious pluralism; Strictness; United States; United States Congregational Life Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749283278     PISSN: 00377686     EISSN: 14617404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0037768609355542     Document Type: Article

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