Religions resources and church growth

Social Forces

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 705-731

  Iannaccone, Laurence R ^a   Olson, Daniel V A ^b   Stark, Rodney ^c  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84959847788     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/74.2.705     Document Type: Article

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