3. Joel Osteen’s Prosperity Gospel, Part I: “We Believe in New Beginnings”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. John Osteen’s Pentecost: The Origins of Lakewood Church 19
7. 2. John Osteen’s Prosperity Gospel: Faith and Divine Healing at the Oasis of Love 37
8. 3. Joel Osteen’s Prosperity Gospel, Part I: “We Believe in New Beginnings” 60
9. 4. Joel Osteen’s Prosperity Gospel, Part II: The Mind, Mouth, and Body Becoming Better 78
10. 5. Joel Osteen’s Tel-e-vangelism: The Message and Its Media 107
11. 6. Lakewood’s Charismatic Core: Healing Hurts, Extending Hope 137
12. 7. The Redemptive Self: Finding and Forging Faith at Lakewood Church 163
13. 8. Joel Osteen’s Piety of Resistance: New Calvinism and Evangelicalism’s Crisis of Authority 183
14. Conclusion 211
15. Appendix A: Joel Osteen, “What the Resurrection Means to Us as Believers” (1999) 215
16. Appendix B: Joel Osteen, “Vision Sunday” (1999) 229
17. Notes 235
18. Bibliography 277
19. Index 301
20. About the Author 305