Race, belonging, and participation in religious congregations

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 713-732

  Martinez, Brandon C ^a   Dougherty, Kevin D ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Congregations; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889046247     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12073     Document Type: Article

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