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Accurate Diagnosis?: Exploring Convergence and Divergence in Non-Western Missionary and Sociological Master Narratives of Christian Decline in Western Europe

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Accurate Diagnosis? Exploring Convergence and Divergence in Non-Western Missionary and Sociological Master Narratives of Christian Decline in Western Europe. / Catto, Rebecca.
In: Transformation, Vol. 30, No. 1, 01.2013, p. 31-45.

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Catto, R 2013, 'Accurate Diagnosis? Exploring Convergence and Divergence in Non-Western Missionary and Sociological Master Narratives of Christian Decline in Western Europe', Transformation, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265378812468401

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Catto, R. (2013). Accurate Diagnosis? Exploring Convergence and Divergence in Non-Western Missionary and Sociological Master Narratives of Christian Decline in Western Europe. Transformation, 30(1), 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265378812468401

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Catto R. Accurate Diagnosis? Exploring Convergence and Divergence in Non-Western Missionary and Sociological Master Narratives of Christian Decline in Western Europe. Transformation. 2013 Jan;30(1):31-45. doi: 10.1177/0265378812468401

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Catto, Rebecca. / Accurate Diagnosis? Exploring Convergence and Divergence in Non-Western Missionary and Sociological Master Narratives of Christian Decline in Western Europe. In: Transformation. 2013 ; Vol. 30, No. 1. pp. 31-45.

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