Investing in Miracles : : El Shaddai and the Transformation of Popular Catholicism in the Philippines / / Katharine L. Wiegele.

Since the early 1980s, approximately ten million people have turned to charismatic businessman-turned-preacher "Brother Mike" and his Catholic "prosperity" movement, El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. Investing in Miracles offers an in-depth look at th...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2004]
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Year of Publication:2004
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Seeking El Shaddai
  • Chapter 2. Golden Rules, Miracle Investments, and the Seed-Faith Principle
  • Chapter 3. Mass Media and Religious Experience
  • Chapter 4. Urban Spaces of Community and Congregation
  • Chapter 5. Stories of Transformation and Desire
  • Chapter 6. Local Religious Life
  • Chapter 7. Spiritual Warfare in Sinag and Bandong
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author