Bringing the Congregations Back in: Religious Markets, Congregational Density, and American Religious Participation
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Bringing the Congregations Back in: Religious Markets, Congregational Density, and American Religious Participation
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عنوان ژورنال: Religions
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2077-1444
DOI: 10.3390/rel5030929