Aquino ctd

neo-pentecostalism--emergent middle class "developed a theology and a culture based on political triumphalism and economic prosperity."¹ (19)

"Poverty and suffering were seen as a punishment for sin- one' s own or inherited- and wealth or happiness was a reward for those who are good, have faith and donate to the church."² (19)

IURD and Renascer "are led like successful and lucrative businesses."³

1JLF de Aquino and GGS de Oliveira, ' 'Overpragmatism', Denominationalism, Fundamentalism, Liberalism -- and the Evangelical Way', Transformation 21:1 (2004), 19–21, 19.

2JLF de Aquino and GGS de Oliveira, ' 'Overpragmatism', Denominationalism, Fundamentalism, Liberalism -- and the Evangelical Way', Transformation 21:1 (2004), 19–21, 19.

3JLF de Aquino and GGS de Oliveira, ' 'Overpragmatism', Denominationalism, Fundamentalism, Liberalism -- and the Evangelical Way', Transformation 21:1 (2004), 19–21, 19.