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The Influence and Spread of the Prosperity Gospel
TLDR The prosperity gospel, which promotes success through positive thinking and spiritual laws, has influenced figures like Donald Trump and has spread through evangelistic crusades, televangelism, and the rise of television. However, it fails to acknowledge systemic barriers and shifts the burden of responsibility onto individuals.
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The prosperity gospel promotes the idea that success is achieved through positive thinking and tapping into spiritual laws, but it fails to acknowledge the systemic barriers that prevent some individuals from achieving success.
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The prosperity gospel has influenced figures like Donald Trump, who used the power of positive thinking to shape his self-image and success.
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The story of Charles Finney and the Second Great Awakening challenged the idea of predestined salvation and emphasized that believers could actively work towards their own salvation.
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The Second Great Awakening challenged the idea of predestined salvation and emphasized individual actions and behavior as the way toward salvation, with Charles Finney leading revivals and encouraging personal responsibility and hard work.
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Oral Roberts, a central figure in the prosperity gospel, gained popularity by healing the sick and emphasizing material and spiritual prosperity, particularly during the Great Depression era when many people were struggling to meet their basic needs.
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The prosperity gospel, also known as the word of faith or health and wealth gospel, emerged in the 1930s and 1940s through evangelistic crusades and revivals, with figures like Oral Roberts promoting the idea of seed faith, where individuals give money to preachers and expect wealth in return.
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The prosperity gospel is connected to capitalism and emphasizes self-reliance and the power of the mind to achieve wealth and success, and it spread beyond Pentecostal denominations with the rise of television.
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Televangelism, particularly in the 1970s and 80s, served as an important platform for prosperity gospel preachers to reach a wide audience and promote the idea of personal advancement and wealth.
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The prosperity gospel and neoliberalism both shift the burden of responsibility onto individuals to demonstrate success and prosperity, and as the prosperity gospel became more entrenched in American life, it began to be exported around the world.
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In 2008, during the financial crisis, predatory lenders targeted black people in Atlanta by encouraging them to buy homes through balloon loans, leading to many losing their homes, highlighting the desire for a formula or gospel that puts the responsibility on individuals.
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