NOTE: This is a statement, offered as a discussion starter for further reflection (theological, ethical, pastoral and missiological, socio-political and economic) on the phenomenal rise of prosperity ...

Prosperity can be a real problem. As new Chris­tian churches have flourished in the non-Western world in recent decades, their conservative attitudes on theological and moral issues have caused some ...

All over the world — and among 1 in 3 U.S. Protestant churchgoers — Christians believe that God rewards good behavior with health and wealth. “Prosperity theology” says that God matches faith with ...

Mocked and derided across the cultural spectrum, the message of “health and wealth” enjoys wider support than one might imagine. Amid the strife of the Culture Wars and the heated partisan divides ...

There is an “anti-prosperity teaching” attitude in the church today, and yet most of the people with that attitude want to prosper. There are reasons this attitude is so prevalent. Some prosperity ...

(RNS) — Last week, Benny Hinn, prominent charismatic healing evangelist and prosperity preacher, again renounced his adherence to the prosperity gospel by declaring that “the blessings of God are not ...

That's the conclusion of two seminary professors whose new book, "Health, Wealth & Happiness" (Kregel), critiques what is often called the prosperity or "health & wealth" gospel -- the claim by some ...

(RNS) — Some evangelicals who denounce the prosperity gospel seem to have no problem touting the purity culture that say God will reward those who wait. (RNS) — All over the world — and among 1 in 3 ...

The arrest comes after Apostle Alilu posted a video on his official Facebook page in which he accused Pastor Komaiya of misleading church members with fabricated prosperity teachings. Apostle Festus ...