Prosperity Gospel and Foreclosure
A megachurch collapses under the Word of Faith doctrine.
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Participant Discredits the Original Ex-Gay Study
A participant in the first study to use the term “ex-gay” to describe gay-to-straight change has called the study into question.
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Heresy, Bad Taste, or Capitalist Adventure: Is it Still Pentecostalism?
In this chronicle of mutations within the Pentecostal movement, we learn to distinguish among the Prosperity Gospel, Word of Faith, and New Apostolic Movements—and we learn why it matters.
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Prosperity, Spiritual Warfare, and the “On-Demand” God
Given that so many powerful Pentecostals and Charismatics, like Senator John Ensign and Sarah Palin, are embroiled in high-profile scandals, one might expect to hear more about the movements that unite them. Anthea Butler, a leading scholar on Pentecostalism and American religious history, traces the various movements and their theologies of wealth, healing, and dominion.
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O(pinn)ion: Cosmic Lessons: When the Ministry Pulls a Madoff
A minister’s son plays Bernie Madoff and swindles his father’s congregation out of millions. Is it helpful to see events like this in terms of God’s plan?
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