The Liberalization of Young Evangelicals: A Research Note

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 351-360

  Smith, Buster G ^a   Johnson, Byron ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954451120     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01514.x     Document Type: Article

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