The Word-Faith Controversy

by Bowman, Robert M., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780801063442
• ISBN10: 0801063442
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Baker Pub Group

Summary

Wise, certainly, but what about the other two? The word-faith movement has stirred up confusion and curiosity about the role of faith in healing and prosperity, Can believers gain bodily health and financial wealth through "positive confession"? How, and with whom, did this message start?

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(13)
Introduction: The War of the Words	13	(10)
Part 1: The Roots of the Word-Faith Movement
Understanding the Word-Faith Teaching	23	(12)
The Man Behind the Message	35	(8)
A Metaphysical Mind-Set?	43	(14)
Kenyon's ``Pentecostal'' Context	57	(28)
Fathers of the Word-Faith Movement	85	(12)
Part 2: The Shoots of the Word-Faith Teaching
Real Men Don't Use Reason	97	(8)
Does God Have Faith?	105	(10)
The God with a Bod	115	(8)
Big God, Little Gods	123	(14)
Dominion and the Devil	137	(10)
Confessing Jesus---A New Twist	147	(12)
The Fall and Rise of the Born-Again Jesus	159	(20)
Just Like Jesus?	179	(14)
The Faith Debate	193	(12)
On Being Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise	205	(14)
Conclusion: By Their Fruits	219	(10)
Notes	229	(14)
Select Bibliography	243	(6)
Name Index	249	(2)
Scripture Index	251