Secularism, Fundamentalism, or Catholicism? The Religious Composition of the United States to 2043

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-310

  Skirbekk, Vegard ^a   Kaufmann, Eric ^b   Goujon, Anne ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954453828     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2010.01510.x     Document Type: Article

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