In Search of Health and Wealth - Paperback

by Hermen Kroesbergen (Editor)

The prosperity gospel is very influential in Africa, in Pentecostal churches, and in Reformed churches. But what is the prosperity gospel? Where did it originate? Is it biblically sound? How should we evaluate the prosperity gospel? Does it represent a wrong way of looking for health and wealth, or can we learn something from it? In this book the authors provide an analysis from different perspectives on the highly debated topic of the prosperity gospel. It is intended to be accessible and helpful both to academic colleagues and to ordinary ministers. Most of the authors are lecturers at Justo Mwale Theological University College in Lusaka (Zambia). Together with Prof. L. Togarasei from the University of Botswana, they use their theological skills to examine and assess this important topic from an African and Reformed perspective. The articles in this book will help anyone who wants to deeply explore and evaluate the intriguing phenomenon of the prosperity gospel in Africa.

Author Biography

Hermen Kroesbergen is Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Justo Mwale Theological University College on behalf of KerkinActie, and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pretoria. He is the author of De relatie tussen systematische theologie en gewone geloofstaal (2012).