Accompaniment with the Sick: An Authentic Christian Vocation that Rejects the Fallacy of Prosperity Theology
This article traces how prosperity theology is a corruption of a Calvinist idea describing the meaning and purpose of earthly prosperity, including good health, as a sign of God’s blessing. It has been secularized to the point where Americans often think that those who suffer are somehow ultimately,...
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| Language: | English |
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The Journal of Moral Theology, Inc.
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Moral Theology |
| Online Access: | https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/article/11404-accompaniment-with-the-sick-an-authentic-christian-vocation-that-rejects-the-fallacy-of-prosperity-theology |