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By Nathan L Hollenbeck | Blog
I found this quote from Basil the Great really shocked me. Prosperity gospel in the 4th century Asia Minor? Or is there a difference?
By Michael Otieno Maura. | Sermon/Message
In the world today people are talking about prosperity even some preachers are preaching it. But my friend let me tell you that there is false prosperity and we must…
By Daniel Bourdann | Article
Overall the author made some good points but he spent too much time criticizing Hagin I felt he should have spent more time talking about the power of God who…
By branch assistant national insurance corporation | Presentation
sin no more because the day and the time you will leave the world is only known to the almighty God because he gives and he takes away. Remember my…
By Amos Yong | Blog
The preceding series of blogs on the prosperity gospel has suggested a five-fold typology of various theological postures toward the prosperity gospel. The argument for prosperity is fairly straightforward in…
By Panel | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
In this segment, the moderator and panelists respond to various comments and questions from the audience concerning the prosperity gospel. They call for more work to develop a theology of…
By Femi Adeleye | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
The gospel of prosperity is a significant challenge to the church, especially in areas of extreme poverty and extreme wealth. However, this “gospel” undermines dignity while affirming the affluent in…
By J. Kwabena Asamoah | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Images of prosperity are found everywhere. Many churches have adopted consumerism and made prosperity the evidence of God’s blessing. The church must return to a biblical understanding of poverty and…
By Femi Adeleye | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Nigerian scholar Femi Adeleye, with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, addresses the so-called Success Gospel as a false gospel. He calls on the Church to repent. Download Options PC…
By Paul Kim | Video
Sarah & Paul went to Dom, met Pastor Amos & Wilsher UMC(United Methodist church) missioners....We preached the Gospel to children and people along the street in north Santiago......praise the Great…
By Amos Yong | Blog
A fifth type of argument for prosperity actually consists of arguments against certain forms and expressions of prosperity. Here I consider the quest for a “balanced” rationale for prosperity, one…
By Cody C. Lorance | Article
Question #1- How do we effectively challenge deficient definitions/explanations of the Gospel which are often so deeply embedded in the hearts and minds of individual Christians and even built into…
By Anand Singh | Video
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By Various | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
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By Danny McCain | Article
This morning I received an email from a good friend in the US who asked me two or three questions about the way the prosperity gospel is presented and perceived…
By Leslie Keeney | Blog
I recently had the opportunity to join other writers from the Lausanne Bloggers Network in a phone interview with Ajith Fernando (yeah technology!). Fernando will be one of the plenary…
By Rev. Bernard Owusu Sachie | Presentation
I had the opportunity of listening to the paper on prosperity gospel. This is what the Church need to hear in this day of ours. Everybody is made to believe…
By Daniel Bourdanné | Le Cap 2010 - Thèses préliminaires
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Daniel Bourdanné as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Poverty, Prosperity…
By Jim Harries | Article
Because this article (5,600 words, in word) is still looking for a publisher, I cannot paste it here. Please email me at jim@vulnerablemission.com for a copy. Here is the introduction…
By Amos Yong | Blog
Closely related to the missional argument is what I call the contextual argument. If the missional argument says both that prosperity is given for the purposes of world mission and…
