How Many Congregations Are There? Updating a Survey-Based Estimate
Researchers have attempted to estimate the number of congregations in the United States using counts provided by denominations, existing media (newspapers, phone books, websites, etc.), and calculations using congregational surveys. Hadaway and Marler (2005) took the third approach, basing their est...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2017]
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Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 438-448 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Religious organization
/ Statistics
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBQ North America KDA Church denominations |
Further subjects: | B
Nondenominational
B Congregations B Trends |
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