How did Pentecostalism, Methodism, the Gilded Age, and Scientific advancement combine to create the roots of the prosperity gospel? In this episode, we finish our overview of the history of the Word of Faith movement and get ready to present the biblical argument against this theology.
In this series, we recommend three "book you should read":
1. The Word-Faith Controversy: Understanding the Health and Wealth Gospel
2. Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel
3. No Quick Fix: Where Higher Life Theology Came From, What It Is, and Why It's Harmful
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