The Worldview of the Word of Faith Movement: Eden Redeemed

This volume approaches the Word of Faith as a worldview, and analyses the movement through N. T. Wrights model for worldview-analysis in order to provide necessary nuance and complexity to scholarly interpretations of the Word of Faith. The reader receives insights into the movements narrative, semiotic, practical and propositional dimensions, which cumulatively offer a multifaceted understanding of how the Word of Faith interprets reality and engages with the world. The analysis shows that there is a narrative core to Word of Faith beliefs in the form of a unique theological story with focus set on the present restoration of Edens authority and blessings. This study demonstrates how the Word of Faith operates as a distinct worldview that parses the world through the lens of faiths causative power to affect a direct correspondence between present reality and Edens perfection. The findings advance a critical and therapeutic approach that acknowledges how the worldview both strengthens and subverts Pentecostalism.