A Study of multidimensional religion constructs and values in the United Kingdom

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-146

  Pepper, Miriam ^a   Jackson, Tim ^b   Uzzell, David ^b  

^a Project Green Church   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77950925343     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01496.x     Document Type: Article

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