Event Type
Papers Read
Start Date
4-6-2019 5:00 PM
End Date
6-2019 5:00 PM
Description
This study will explore the origins of Oral Roberts’ concepts of poverty and prosperity particularly by exploring the psychology of his own experience of poverty. It will use Roberts as a case study on the psychological effects of poverty and how his experienced shaped his concept of God and the promise of material provision. The study will use his experience to suggest alternative ways that Roberts’ prosperity message could be understood in order to address the issue of poverty.
Alternate Paper: “I Tried Poverty”: Exploring the Psychological Impact of Poverty and Prosperity in the Life of Oral Roberts.
This study will explore the origins of Oral Roberts’ concepts of poverty and prosperity particularly by exploring the psychology of his own experience of poverty. It will use Roberts as a case study on the psychological effects of poverty and how his experienced shaped his concept of God and the promise of material provision. The study will use his experience to suggest alternative ways that Roberts’ prosperity message could be understood in order to address the issue of poverty.
