Prosperity Theology is the teaching that believers have a right to the blessings of health and wealth and that they can obtain these blessings through positive confessions of faith and the “sowing of seeds” through the faithful payment of tithes and offerings. However, the literature reveals that most adherents to the prosperity gospel are not prospering financially and prosperity preachers hav...

The existence of Chinese Muslims in Indonesia is surrounded by a heavily prejudiced belief that Chinese-ness and Islam are considered "unsuitable". Muslims, particularly 'converts- turned-preachers', still unique identity. However, the rise online Islamic piety on Instagram has become one many ways for Muslims' to represent themselves and, some extent, "normalize" their identities. This paper d...

The Role of Woman Preachers to Empower Torajan People’s Economy. aim this research is analyze the role woman preachers empower people’s economy. It used qualitative phenomenology research. data were collected by interview and Focus Group Discussion informants through purposive snowball sampling. After that, validated technique, sources, researchers triangulation. In terms analysis, analyzed usi...

Only occasionally some essays have been written in English. The considerable redundancy in this compilation of original versions might be attributed to the wish of being understood in spite of the clumsiness of expression in a foreign language. However, the author must confess that he speaks with equal redundancy in his own language – like all preachers do in their sermons if they believe in th...