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Leaving the Church Behind: Applying a Deconversion Perspective to Evangelical Exit Narratives

Lori L. FazzinoDepartment of Sociology, University of Nevada, 5404 S. Maryland Parkway Box 455033 Las Vegas, NV89154, USAView further author information
Pages 249-266 | Received 05 Apr 2012, Accepted 28 Jan 2013, Published online: 01 May 2014

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