Caron, who commented on the “Prosperity Gospel” in a post from yesterday, added a link to the website of Justin Peters who conducts seminars on the “Word of Faith” movement, which encompasses the prosperity teaching. I think he does a decent job in his overview. I particularly like his differentiation between those in the “Word of Faith/Prosperity Gospel” movement and mindful Charismatics. Peters is a Southern Baptist, and generally speaking Southern Baptists are not too keen on things Charismatic/Pentecostal. Certainly, not all Charismatics or Pentecostals subscribe to the “Word of Faith/Prosperity Gospel.”
Here is the link to Justin Peter’s website. Click on “Watch a demo of Justin’s Seminar” to see a video of a presentation he gave as an overview of his seminar.
As I said below, we need to recognize the influence these groups have on Anglican thought and practice in Africa and other parts of the world. This theological and experiential perspective predominates within much of the explosive growth of Christianity in Africa. While African Anglicanism may be of this one kind of expression of Charismatic-Evangelicalism, they cannot but be influenced by the phenomena and its influence on the general culture within the different nations of Africa.