Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2023-03-22
Books mentioned on CLASSIC: The Sordid, Secret World of Televangelists, Megachurches | STUFF THEY DONT WANT YOU TO KNOW
Ben Bowlin recommended Blessed by Kate Bowler, and discussed The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale, The Protestant ethic and the "spirit" of capitalism and other writings by Max Weber, Sinners in the hands of an angry God. by Jonathan Edwards, and The laws of prosperity by Kenneth Copeland and others. Also mentioned: The Secret by Rhonda Byrne.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Secret
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is a bestselling self-help phenomenon centered on the law of attraction, which posits that positive visualization and focused intention can manifest wealth, health, and happiness directly into a person's life.
Discussed“What's the secret that's the thing that it's all about new thought it's a it was a book that was written that essentially says you put positive thoughts out into the world and you can make them real”
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The Power of Positive Thinking
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale is a classic mid-century self-help book that promotes optimistic thinking, faith, and mental resilience as tools for personal achievement.
Discussed“a man named Norman Vincent peel was pastor of a place called marble Collegiate Church in New York City and he popularized this idea in these techniques in America with his book The Power of Positive Thinking which I know you've heard of”
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The Protestant ethic and the "spirit" of capitalism and other writings
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a foundational sociological work by Max Weber that explores the historical relationship between Protestant religious values and the rise of capitalist economies.
Discussed“in 1905 very important author named Max feber published the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism and in this he said specifically that Protestants have a different approach to labor”
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Sinners in the hands of an angry God.
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards is a famous, fire-and-brimstone sermon that epitomizes the terrifying, strict religious atmosphere and Calvinist theology of historical Protestantism in New England.
Discussed“one of the bangers of this one of Jehovah's breakout singles is a piece called sinners in the hand of an Angry God”
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Blessed
Blessed by Kate Bowler is an insightful historical examination of the American prosperity gospel and its profound influence on modern religious culture.
Recommended“I do also while we're mentioning books want to highlight blessed a history of the American Prosperity Gospel by Kate bowler”
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The laws of prosperity
Discussed“in his book Laws of Prosperity uh Ken Copeland writes do you want a hundred-fold return on your money”
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