McConnell, D R, A Different Gospel, A Historical & Biblical Analysis of the Modern Faith Movement, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Pub, 1998, pb 195 pp, I# 0913573-78-7, 10 chapters in 2 sections of Historical Analysis and then Biblical Analysis and a good bibliog.
McConnell, an insider Pentecostal
writer (ORU, YWAM, BPC), seeks to show the fallacies of the popular teachings of
the charismatic faith healers, revelation knowledge, identification, & the popular
prosperity gospel, & he strongly critiques the modern Faith Movement of E W
Kenyon (d 1948), and Kenneth Hagin (1917- ), & Kenneth Copeland, John
Osteen (father of Joel), Robert Schuller, Jimmy Swaggart, & even Oral
Roberts, & Pat Robertson, etc. Classifying
the movements as a new Gnosticism, dualistic, & cultic, he also exposes the
corruption, plagiarism, and nepotism that such teaching inevitably leads. Well documented.
Found at UWM-Phare, once Jose Oliveira’s,
May ’12. It was worth reading to
get a better distinction of charismatics and faith healing movements and to see
the weaknesses of such prevalent ‘Christianity,’ especially the Prosperity Gospel.
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