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 Word of Faith Movement has deep roots in American History
What is the so-called “prosperity gospel” and what are its historical and theological roots? The world’s foremost Pentecostal-Charismatic historian, Dr. Vinson Synan, offers an explanation.
by Vinson Synan
An amazing phenomenon among Pentecostals and Charismatics is spreading around the world with the force and velocity of a raging wildfire in a dry forest. It is generally known as the “prosperity gospel” or the ”word of faith movement,” and although many have not heard of it, the teaching is now an international force that is gaining millions of enthusiastic followers each year. Led by such popular evangelists as Joyce Meyer, Kenneth Copeland and Kenneth Hagin Jr., the teaching is inspiring some of the largest churches and evangelistic crusades in the history of modern Christianity.
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