The paradoxical consequences of the white house faith-based and community initiative for black churches

New Media and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 619-636

  Kvasny, Lynette ^a   Lee, Roderick ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design actuality gap; Digital divide; E government; Faith based organizations; White House Office of Community and Faith Based Initiatives

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953762881     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444809342767     Document Type: Article

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