The religiosity of American college and university professors

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-129

  Gross, Neil ^a   Simmons, Solon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agnosticism; Atheism; Professors; Religion; Secularization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950758099     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/socrel/srp026     Document Type: Article

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