Author:KATHARINE L. WIEGELE
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Investing in Miracles : El Shaddai and the Tranformation of Popular Catholicism in the Philippines
Price: $15.98
Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr: September 2004
Seller ID: 99514
ISBN: 0824828615
Binding: Trade Paperback
Condition: Used - Good
Since the early 1980s, approximately ten million people have turned to charismatic businessman-turned-preacher Brother Mike and his Catholic prosperity movement, El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. Investing in Miracles offers an in-depth look at this unique indigenous movement, characterized by its effective use of mass media and its huge, emotion-filled outdoor rallies. The book investigates the sociocultural, political, and economic contexts of El Shaddai's popularity among the Filipino urban poor and aspiring middle classes and explores its significance for it...
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