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Benny Hinn made an announcement last week.\n\u201cI am correcting my own theology and you need to all know it. The blessings of God are not for sale. And miracles are not for sale. And prosperity is not for sale,\u201d he said during his weekly TV broadcast.\nHis comments made waves. Hinn is one of the biggest names of a movement known broadly as the prosperity gospel. (His nephew wrote for CT about rejecting its theology.) Those seen as part of the movement\u2014be they Joel Osteen, Creflo Dollar, or Paula White\u2014are often attacked for their health and wealth teachings.\nBut determining the limits of the movement\u2014especially when it exists around the world\u2014isn\u2019t easy, says Candy Gunther Brown, a professor of religious studies at Indiana University.\n\u201cAnytime you use a phrase like \u2018prosperity gospel\u2019 whether it\u2019s in a North American context or whether it\u2019s the Global South, it\u2019s necessary to be very conscious to not paint things in too broad of strokes,\u201d said Brown. \u201cYou need to be careful to respect the variety in the Global South and not idealize any more than you paint under the same brush of criticism. There\u2019s variety in teachings, whether you\u2019re talking about Nigeria or Brazil or South Korea.\u201d\nBrown joined digital media producer Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss how much influence prosperity gospel preachers actually have, what President Trump thinks about the prosperity gospel, and where the millennial leaders are in this movement.\nWhat is \u201cQuick to Listen\u201d? Read more\n\nSubscribe to Quick to Listen on Apple Podcasts\n\nFollow the podcast on Twitter\n\nFollow our host on Twitter: Morgan Lee\n\nSubscribe to Mark\u2019s newsletter: The Galli Report\n\nFollow our guest on Twitter: Candy Gunther Brown\n\nMusic by Sweeps\n\nQuick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder\nThis episode of Quick to Listen is brought to you in part by Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing God's Image, a newly updated and combined book by Paul Brand and Philip Yancey, from InterVarsity Press. For 40% off and free US shipping on this book and any other IVP title, visit ivpress.com and use promo code POD19.\n\nThis episode of Quick to Listen is also brought to you by Focus on the Family\u2019s Bring Your Bible to School Day powered by students nationwide October 3rd. When you sign up to participate, you\u2019ll also be entered to win a trip to the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices