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This week's Heart and Soul takes a look at Prosperity Theology.

Prosperity Theology emphasises God's promised generosity in this life, rather than waiting for riches in the next. Heart and Soul looks at "the Word of Faith, Health and Wealth".

NAME IT, AND CLAIM IT

"I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. " John 10: 10

Prosperity Theology emphasises God's promised generosity in this life, rather than waiting for riches in the next. It's an idea that's growing in popularity in the United States and has spread through the Pentecostal wing of Christianity across Africa. Heart and Soul examines "the Word of Faith, Health and Wealth". Followers argue that it inspires believers to get better jobs and to fulfil their potential; critics that it equates faith with money, and has directly contributed to the current financial crisis. As the world recession deepens, and debt and unemployment increase in the United States, Richard Coles ask what happens to a belief system that puts so much emphasis on the philosophy that God wants his followers to be wealthy.

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