Prosperity Gospel Latinos and Their American Dream
By Tony Tian-Ren Lin
218 pp., 6.125 x 9.25
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-5895-7
Published: August 2020 -
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4696-5894-0
Published: August 2020 -
E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-1-4696-5896-4
Published: July 2020 -
E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-6005-7
Published: July 2020
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The theology fuses salvation with material goods so that as these immigrants pursue spiritual rewards they are also, perhaps paradoxically, striving for the American dream. But after all, Lin observes, prosperity is the gospel of the American dream. In this way, while becoming better Prosperity Gospel Pentecostals they are also adopting traditional white American norms. Yet this is not a story of smooth assimilation as most of these immigrants must deal with the immensity of the broader cultural and political resistance to their actually becoming Americans. Rather, Prosperity Gospel Pentecostalism gives Latinos the logic and understanding of themselves as those who belong in this country yet remain perpetual outsiders.
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Tony Tian-Ren Lin is the program director at Trinity Church Wall Street.
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"[An] evocative debut. . . . Lin's well-reasoned work makes a strong case that the Prosperity Gospel provides a way for immigrants to survive, remain liberated, and pursue their American dream."âPublishers Weekly
"That Lin is himself an immigrantâborn in Taiwan, raised in Argentina, now living in the USâlends depth and nuance to his description of the Latinx experience. . . . Recommended."âCHOICE Reviews
âAn important contribution to our understanding of the prominence of prosperity theology in American culture.ââJournal of the American Academy of Religion
âExceptionally clear in both prose and argumentation. . . . [A] valuable contribution to the sociology of American Christianity.ââAmerican Religion
âWith scholars of modern Christianity increasingly interested in migration, transnational linkages, and global Pentecostalism, Linâs book represents a well-timed and inventive endeavor.ââReading Religion
âIn a wonderful book with great impact, Tony Tian-Ren Lin tells the stories of Latino immigrants who are learning to be âAmericansâ through the theology and practices of an intrinsically American religion. This is the first serious book to account for the appeal of Prosperity Gospel Pentecostalism to Latino immigrants in their journey.ââPablo Vila, Border Identifications: Narratives of Religion, Gender, and Class on the U.S.-Mexico Border