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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 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 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 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 Jim Harries | Article
Here is another piece on short-term mission. The problem, it suggests, in short-term mission from the ’West’, is not what they see or feel (we were humble and felt that…
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 Stephen Hayes | Article
Some of the discussions about the Prosperity Gospel have touched on the connection of this to witchhunts, but this is an issue that needs to be taken a lot more…
By Peter Houston | Blog
I was telling some friends about a prayer said at our wedding. It was not your usual prayer asking for God’s Blessing: May God bless you with discomfort at easy…
By Jim Harries | Blog
Cody is right (http://conversation.lausanne.org/resources/detail/10174) to advocate ‘global partnerships’, when partnerships can be truly partnerships. That I understand, from the basis of the word, where two (or more) people or groups…
By Jim Harries | Blog
One characteristic of different cultures is that they can understand terms differently. I certainly consider the above terms (prosperity and holistic gospel) as a case in point. In my limited…
By Mikael Stenhammar (B.A., M.A., M.Th.) | Article
The prosperity gospel is poor, and when taken in full dosage it has a devastating side effect; it impoverishes the Christian faith. The promises of health and wealth for all…
By Jim Harries | Article
“We determined that we were going to do things for ourselves and not be dependent on outsiders to support us” shared a Pentecostal pastor (Bob) from rural Africa during a…
By Jim Harries | Article
Africa is an enchanted place, said Nyende. He is right. To understand Africa, one has to realise this. It is enchanted in many ways. The past spills over into the…
By Matthews A Ojo | Blog
Since the 1980s, the Prosperity Gospel has become one of the doctrinal emphases of contemporary Christianity. Although it is found widely in some continents and countries, however, is often associated…
By Amos Yong | Blog
The Lausanne Global Conversation (LGC) is an opportunity for Christians around the globe to wrestle with important issues related to world evangelization, in connection with Cape Town 2010, the Third…
By Ruth Padilla DeBorst | Article
A Response to Asamoah-Gyadu’s "Did Jesus Wear Designer Robes?" To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead…
By Peter L. Berger | Article
A Response to Asamoah-Gyadu’s “Did Jesus Wear Designer Robes?” To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead…
