American Prosperity Gospel and Athletic Narratives of Success

When athletes give interviews about their success, they tend to iterate on themes of self-assuredness, dedication to a goal, positive thinking, and divine blessing. By examining the history of prosperity theology in the U.S., we can see one possible source of this rhetoric. Prosperity theology teach...

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Main Author: Blazer, Annie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B sports coverage
B professional sports
B sports ministry
B structural racism
B Meritocracy
B Prosperity Gospel
B Black Church
B Megachurch
B Christian athletes
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