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Religion in Europe

BELIEVING AND BELONGING IN EUROPE

Cross-national comparisons of longitudinal trends (1981–2007) and determinants

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Pages 611-632 | Received 08 Oct 2010, Accepted 16 Aug 2012, Published online: 12 Oct 2012

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