The Real Reason One Conservative Church Grew

Membership trends of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) and the Reformed Church in America (RCA) are compared in detail in order to ascertain whether they support Kelley's causal conjecture regarding the growth of "conservative" churches. While Kelley cites differences in gross membe...

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Main Author: Bouma, Gary D. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 1979
In: Review of religious research
Year: 1979, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 127-137
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