Religious nonprofit organizations: An examination of rescue missions and the homeless

Social Thought

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 21-48

  Fagan, Ronald ^a  

^a PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954877561     PISSN: 0099183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15426432.1998.9960242     Document Type: Article

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