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Evangelical Christian ministry
Megachurch lead-pastor pay typically sits well above the U.S. pastoral median: surveys repeatedly put average/typical megachurch senior-pastor total compensation in roughly the $100k–$165k band, with ...
Conservative Christian critics charge Richard Rohr’s The Universal Christ with reconfiguring Christology in ways they say undermine the historic, soteriological portrait of Jesus—calling his book “her...
Tim Keller and John Piper are repeatedly identified in the provided reporting as prominent evangelical critics of the "prosperity gospel" model associated with Joel Osteen, with John Piper singled out...
Critics say the prosperity gospel conflicts with core biblical themes: it elevates material blessing as a primary mark of God’s favor, relies on proof‑texting, and downplays suffering and the cross . ...
A recurrent theme in modern politics is the rhetorical casting of opponents as the Antichrist — a label applied across the ideological spectrum to figures from presidents to foreign leaders — yet hist...
Prosperity theology teaches that faith, positive confession and financial giving will bring material wealth and physical health to believers, a stance summarized as “health and wealth” or “name it and...
Christian organizations across traditions have launched a variety of programs aimed at racial reconciliation that range from denominational truth‑telling and reparations processes to training curricul...
A steady stream of biblical scholars, apologists and theologians have published formal critiques of the modern pre‑tribulation rapture, generally arguing that the view is a relatively late theological...
Several academic theologians and established Christian commentators have published formal critiques or evaluations of Richard Rohr’s theology—especially his book The Universal Christ—and many critique...
The phrase “Christ and the prosperity gospel” points to a sharp disagreement: mainstream Christian teaching about Christ emphasizes suffering, redemption, and life beyond material gain, while the pros...