Correndo atrás da prosperidade: trabalho e empreendedorismo entre fiéis neopentecostais = Running after prosperity : work and entrepreneurship among neo-Pentecostal faithful

Having the changes in the Brazilian religious scenario during the last decades as the backdrop, this article seeks to analyze how the Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus establishes the ideas rooted in its Theology of Prosperity with the conception of work, entrepreneurship and material advancement. B...

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Published in:Ciencias sociales y religión
Subtitles:Running after prosperity
Main Author: Mesquita, Wania Amélia Belchior (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Portuguese
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Published: Asociación de Cientistas Sociales de la Religión del Mercosur 2007
In: Ciencias sociales y religión
Further subjects:B Igreja Universal
B Entrepreneurship
B Theology of prosperity
B Work
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Summary:Having the changes in the Brazilian religious scenario during the last decades as the backdrop, this article seeks to analyze how the Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus establishes the ideas rooted in its Theology of Prosperity with the conception of work, entrepreneurship and material advancement. Based on interviews conducted with followers, I examine how these doctrinal elements affect their lives, how they interpret and abide to these religious precepts, and their approach to work and success.
ISSN:1982-2650
Contains:Enthalten in: Ciencias sociales y religión
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.22456/1982-2650.2517