Tag: Paul Hiebert
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Did the Church Play a Role in the Economic Crash?
The Atlantic just published a provocative article, Did Christianity Cause the Crash? America’s mainstream religious denominations used to teach the faithful that they would be rewarded in the afterlife. But over the past generation, a different strain of Christian faith has proliferated—one that promises to make believers rich in the here and now. Known as…
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Wealth gospel propels poor Guatemalans (Part 1)
Christian Science Monitor: Wealth gospel propels poor Guatemalans (Part 1) As church lights dim across the US and Europe, Christian houses of worship are opening every day in Latin America. The majority of the new churches are Pentecostal, an expressive evangelical creed that emphasizes individual “gifts of the Holy Spirit.” In a three-part series from…
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The Flaw of the Excluded Middle
Mouw's Musings: Understanding the "Prosperity Gospel." This post is about Africa's prosperity gospel, but I wanted to highlight Dr. Mouw's observations about "the flaw of the excluded middle." He is writing about how the prosperity gospel plays a role that often isn't played by more intellectualized forms of religion. What I would add to this…