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  1. Social Science Division, Pepperdine University, 90263, Malibu, CA

    Ronald W. Fagan (the chair and professor of sociology)

  2. Department of Sociology, St. Olaf College, 55057, Northfield, MN

    Raymond G. DeVries (associate professor of sociology)

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Fagan, R.W., DeVries, R.G. The practice of sociology at christian liberal arts colleges and universities. Am Soc 25, 21–39 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02691951

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