En este artículo se aborda el predominio y el impacto del Evangelio de la prosperidad en Sudáfrica, sobre todo en la medida en que influye en los altos niveles de corrupción que existen en el país. Comentamos cómo las Iglesias Pentecostales Evangélicas han evolucionado, en gran medida, desde el apoyo a los aspectos de la prosperidad hacia una posición que acentúa la moral, la curación y el desarrollo humano, que se contraponen con la corrupción. Esta está enraizada en las culturas tradicio...

Clergy play an important role in the spiritual wellbeing of their congregation. They are entrusted by the Great Shepherd to shepherd his flock which entails leading them to green pastures and still waters, for example, pastoral care, and defending them from predatory animals, for example, heresy. However, clergy are sheep before they are shepherds and are also in need of the green pastures and still waters of meditation, prayer, fasting, and Bible study. These are known as inward spiritual...

Many of us spend our lives searching for something to satisfy our deepest longings. Yet we will never find complete satisfaction in human relationships, possessions, or personal power. As Saint Augustine wrote, “Our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you [God].” Lent offers us the opportunity to deepen our friendship with God. The idea of being friends with God may intimidate some, but the authors of this book provide practical tips for developing a closer relationship with ...

The American Civil Liberties Union partners with award-winning authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman in this “forceful, beautifully written” (Associated Press) collection that brings together many of our greatest living writers, each contributing an original piece inspired by a historic ACLU case.On January 19, 1920, a small group of idealists and visionaries, including Helen Keller, Jane Addams, Roger Baldwin, and Crystal Eastman, founded the American Civil Li...