Tag: prosperity gospel
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Economic Boom in Africa – Philip Jenkins
Christian Century: Economic Boom in Africa – Philip Jenkins When I lecture on global Christianity, I am sometimes asked whether, in retrospect, I would revise what I wrote many years ago in books like The Next Christendom. Usually my answer is no. But in one critical area conditions are changing so quickly as to demand…
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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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Prosperity Gospel Exposed
We've been looking at the cycle of prosperity at this blog. Here is a hysterical example of what I'm not writing about. The backup singers are hysterical. I've already placed my order (by faith) for the Paul and Silas prison chains. (HT: Ben Witherington)
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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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Imago Dei and the Material World (Part 1)
What are we to make of the world we live in? What is our relationship to the created order? Many Christians in recent years have reevaluated the significance of the material world in light of the biblical narrative. Recovery of eschatological and teleological frameworks has become central to this renewed interest. Until recently, most mainline…