The prosperity gospel seems to be catching hold in American churches, with many placing an emphasis on building wealth. Can you help me defend my position that the Bible does not support this theology ...

Trump’s November victory has generated renewed interest in the prosperity gospel Emphasizes the power of a motivated spiritual life to gain wealth and influence. Often this is done through donating to ...

Prominent televangelist Benny Hinn has captured headlines recently for seemingly renouncing the prosperity gospel on which he built his ministry. “I’m sorry to say that prosperity has gone a little ...

Last winter, I wrote a somewhat contrarian blog post on the prosperity gospel. I never did endorse it, but I was trying to talk about the fact that for those on the lower economic margins that happen ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Recently several U.S. religious leaders in Christian churches have ...

Critics of prosperity gospel say it can have a sinister undertone of greed and materialism. The Rev. DeForest Soaries, Jr. is such a critic of prosperity gospel. Host Michel Martin speaks with Soaries ...

An old message is sowing new seeds among U.S. Protestants. A survey from Lifeway Research, a division of the Brentwood-based Christian resources publisher affiliated with the Southern Baptist ...

To the editor: The “prosperity gospel,” now being criticized by the Vatican, is as old as religion itself. More often than not, people prayed to their gods either for prosperity in their lives, to ...

Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, editor of La Civilta Cattolica, is pictured at the Vatican in 2013. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) ROME (CNS) — The “prosperity gospel” that U.S. President Donald Trump and ...

Not many knew Prophet Shepherd Bushiri until three people died in a stampede at his Enlightened Christian Gathering Church in Pretoria. Facebook The prosperity gospel is back in the news in South ...

The wife of famed televangelist Joel Osteen said something stupid the other day — so stupid there's now a YouTube meme about it, featuring Bill Cosby saying, "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Joel Osteen has faced a storm of criticism since Hurricane Harvey hit ...