Black Church sponsorship of economic programs: A test of survival and liberation strategies

Review of Religious Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-40

  Barnes, Sandra L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Black Church economics

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EID: 84856352256     PISSN: 0034673X     EISSN: 22114866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13644-011-0005-6     Document Type: Article

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