Towards 2015: the future of mainline Protestantism in New Zealand

The percentage of the population involved in the Christian church in New Zealand has been declining since the middle of the 1960s. Most seriously affected has been the mainline Protestant denominations such as Presbyterian, Anglican and Methodist. This article analyses and presents data collected by...

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Main Author: Ward, Kevin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2006
In: Journal of beliefs and values
Year: 2006, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-23
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