From Meetinghouse to Megachurch: A Material and Cultural History
- ISBN-10
- 0826214800
- ISBN-13
- 9780826214805
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 307
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press
- Authors
- Anne C. Loveland, Otis B. Wheeler
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