Prosperity theology

A Christian teaching that links faith, positive confession, and giving with physical health and material prosperity. Its forms range from claims about divine blessing to explicit promises of wealth.

Word of Faith: A Christian movement teaching that spoken words, grounded in faith, can shape personal circumstances. Its emphasis on confession and faith provides a prominent framework for prosperity claims.
New Thought: A nineteenth-century religious movement emphasizing the spiritual power of thought and the mind's relation to health and circumstances. Its ideas about thought and prosperity helped shape later American teachings on confession.
Kenneth Copeland: An American televangelist and founder of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, associated with Word of Faith teaching. His ministry is a highly visible example of prosperity preaching through television and publishing.
Theology of the cross: A Christian theological approach that understands God through the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus rather than worldly power or success. It challenges accounts that treat prosperity as a reliable sign of divine favor.
Televangelism: The use of television to broadcast religious services, preaching, and fundraising appeals. Broadcast media carried prosperity messages to audiences beyond local churches.
Positive confession: The practice of speaking statements of faith as declarations of desired or scriptural realities. It is presented as a way faith can bring healing or material blessing into effect.
E. W. Kenyon: An American evangelist and writer whose teachings on faith and healing influenced later Word of Faith figures. His writings are frequently cited in accounts of the movement's intellectual background.
Creflo Dollar: An American pastor and televangelist associated with prosperity teaching and the World Changers Church International. His ministry illustrates the movement's large-church and broadcast forms.
Health and wealth gospel: A popular label for teachings promising health and material prosperity through faith and religious practice. The phrase is often used critically for the teachings discussed on this page.
Tithing: The practice of giving a tenth of income or produce, traditionally for religious purposes. Prosperity appeals have made religious giving a central public point of controversy.

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