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Did the Prosperity Gospel 'Cause' the crash ?

Did the Prosperity Gospel 'Cause' the crash ?

In an extensive article in 'The Atlantic', Hanna Rosin asks this very question. She claims that the prosperity gospel preachers' "recommendation is partly grounded in economic reality, and partly drawn from mystical notions about a biblical calendar". .

  • Pantheism and Biblical Christianity

    In the famous painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo there is the memorable scene of the creator God extending his finger to the outstretched hand of the newly formed Adam. The imagery makes clear that Adam is a creation of God, not an extension of him. Creator and creation are distinct.

  • The saintly Mary MacKillop

    Baptist minister of 33 years and cricket chaplain Mark Tronson, has noted that North Sydney Anglican Bishop Glenn Davies has questioned the validity of any title of \'Saint\' for Roman Catholic Mary MacKillop.

  • Faith financed missionaries

    Well-Being Australia is recognising articles that announced a difference. The ninth of these is from May 2008, how faith financed missionaries live and serve the Lord.

  • The Bible is a literary tool

    Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson not only agrees with the Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott that the Bible, when used as a literary tool, is second to none, but exclaims what a wonderful country is Australia where such things can be said.

  • The poignancy of the straight track ahead

    Footplate Padre Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister of 33 years last November was guest of Dave Moyle in Wahgunyah in rural Victoria and took a photograph on a straight section of railway track and has been reflecting on it ever since.

  • Three end of year sports stories lead into 2010

    There are three end of year sports stories leading us into 2010 and each one of these stories provides ample opportunity to reflect on the past, as a new year dawns yet again says Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson, Baptist minister and cricket chaplain.

  • Will Australian made diesels run in PNG ?

    Papua New Guinea's Parliament was given notice on July 18th for the proposed introduction of railways as an alternative means of transport.

  • Moral Conflicts

    Mark Tronson, chairman of Well-Being Australia, has been reflecting on some Christian principles which may help people resolve situations of moral conflict.

  • ETS concern should create rail expansion

    Footplate Padre, Mark Tronson, claims that concern for an ETS scheme should have created \'parliamentary and government announcements\' for rail expansion. However, as an avid reader of all things railway (as an author of 16 books on railways), he has not seen any political will to establish this most obvious and practical parallel.

  • I rather like John Coates' no-holds-barred attitude

    Australian sports has produced numerous high profile characters who were known as people who never took a backward step in their field of endeavour. In the view of Cricket and Olympic chaplain, Mark Tronson, John Coates is one of these people.

  • 'Ministering' to your own family

    We all know that children have a tendency to rebel against their parents. Teenagers tend to think they know the answers to everything, ignoring the good advice of those around them. Baptist Minister and Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson, is no stranger to these scenarios. He has seen many instances where active Christian couples have brought their children up to have faith in God only to find their offspring abandon the Christian faith or choose a different path.