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- ↑ Mark A. Lamport, Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South, Volume 2, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2018, p. 451
- ↑ "The 10/40 Window". Time Magazine. June 30, 2003. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved March 1, 2007.. (This link is to the map, which is part of an extensive cover story.)
- ↑ Michael C. Howard, Transnationalism and Society: An Introduction, McFarland, USA, 2014, p. 218
- ↑ Wilson, Bruce (2009-06-22). "Fighting Demons, Raising the Dead, Taking Over the World". Religion Dispatches . Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ↑ Overview of the 4/14 movement Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
