Round trip to Hell in a Flying Saucer: The relationship between conventional Christian and paranormal beliefs in the United States

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-85

  Carson Mencken, F ^a   Bader, Christopher D ^a   Kim, Ye Jung ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951855947     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/socrel/srp013     Document Type: Article

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