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“The church has become a business that sells Jesus—the culture of consumerism. Theology has become an analytical discipline that scientifically examines propositions—the culture of reason. Worship has become an entertaining program that presents Jesus in a winsome way—the culture of entertainment. Spirituality has become an experience of transcendence achieved through Christian technique—the New Age culture of generic spirituality. The church’s life in the world is to do good so people can see that Jesus is all about being nice and helpful—the culture of humanism.”

Robert E. Webber, Who Gets to Narrate the World? Contending for
the Christian Story in an Age of Rivals (Downers Grove, IL:
InterVarsity Press, 2008), 123-124.

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