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Endnotes

71 The Pietistic and Puritan movements also had significant influence in these developments.

72 The Marketing Concept, http://www.netmba.com/marketing/concept/.

73 Kotler, Philip. Marketing Management . Fifth Edition, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1984, page 22.

74 Wells, David. The Courage to be Protestant , page 53.

75 Viola, Frank. Pagan Christianity , pages 65-72.

76 Ibid., page 69.

77 Ibid., page 69-71.

78 Horton, Michael. Christless Christianity , page 58.

79 David Wells has an extensive analysis of the Pragmatic Method, which he calls “Marketers” in his book, The Courage to Be Protestant .

80 Horton, Michael. Christless Christianit y, page 49.

81 Jethani, Skye. The Divine Commodity , page 98.

82 Ibid., page 109.

83 Wells, David. The Courage to be Protestant , page 40.

84 Ibid., page 25.

85 Halter, Hugh. The Tangible Kingdom , San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2008, pages 56-57.

86 A Shocking “Confession” from Willow Creek Community Church , http:// www.crosswalk.com/pastors/11558438/.

87 Ibid.

88 Postmoderns believe that the link between propositional statements and the meaning behind them has been severed, so objective truth should be viewed with suspicion. Therefore, the language of “truth” needs is to be explored by each individual. 89 Gibbs, Eddie and Ryan Bolger. Emerging Churches . Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2005, page 39.

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