Orthodoxy and its discontents: Dispute settlement and the production of consensus in the London (Puritan) underground

Journal of British Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-70

  Lake, Peter ^a   Como, David ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84949119114     PISSN: 00219371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/386209     Document Type: Article

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