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God Wants You To Be Rich (2021)
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God Wants You To Be Rich (2021)

In the New Testament, Jesus says it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. In the United States today, many Christians believe in something radically different. In what's known as the prosperity gospel, wealth is a sign of virtue and God's favor. The effects of this belief can be seen throughout American life from business to politics to social Policy.

God Wants You To Be Rich (2021)

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Capitalism: God Wants You To Be Rich

The prosperity gospel is a mix of theology and capitalism that equates wealth with goodness, prosperity with virtue. It has helped shape the broader ideology of American capitalism we live with today. Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption

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Capitalism: God Wants You To Be Rich

In the New Testament, Jesus says it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. In the United States today, many Christians believe in something radically different. In what's known as the prosperity gospel, wealth is a sign of virtue and God's favor. The effects of this belief can be seen throughout American life from business to politics to social policy.

Capitalism: God Wants You To Be Rich

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The Indelible Career Of Gospel Innovator Dr. Bobby Jones

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The Indelible Career Of Gospel Innovator Dr. Bobby Jones

The choirmaster is known as the "Ed Sullivan of gospel" and has helped launch the careers of artists like Kirk Franklin and Yolanda Adams.

The Indelible Career Of Gospel Innovator Dr. Bobby Jones

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The Boundary-Breaking Success Of Edwin Hawkins' 'Oh Happy Day'

Gospel singer and four-time Grammy Award winner Edwin Hawkins died Monday at the age of 74. Joel Clifton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Boundary-Breaking Success Of Edwin Hawkins' 'Oh Happy Day'

Gospel singers look back at the legacy of choirmaster and four-time Grammy winner Edwin Hawkins, who died Monday at 74.

The Boundary-Breaking Success Of Edwin Hawkins' 'Oh Happy Day'

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