Home›Sources›Blessed, a History of the American Prosperity Gospel (Kate Bowler, Oxford University Press)SourcesBlessed, a History of the American Prosperity Gospel (Kate Bowler, Oxford University Press)Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Blessed, a History of the American Prosperity Gospel (Kate Bowler, Oxford University Press)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/blessed-history-american-prosperity-gospel-kate-bowler-oxford.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Blessed, a History of the American Prosperity Gospel (Kate Bowler, Oxford University Press). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/blessed-history-american-prosperity-gospel-kate-bowler-oxfordCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-blessed-a-history-of-the-american-prospe, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Blessed, a History of the American Prosperity Gospel (Kate Bowler, Oxford University Press)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/blessed-history-american-prosperity-gospel-kate-bowler-oxford}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXKate Bowler's peer-reviewed academic history of the American prosperity gospel, tracing its roots through New Thought and Pentecostal healing revivalism to its televised and Word of Faith forms.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (32 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Published by Oxford University Press as Kate Bowler's scholarly history, peer reviewed university press scholarship.NotesWell-attestedA peer-reviewed university press monograph adapted from the author's doctoral dissertation, reviewed in scholarly journals including Church History, and widely treated as the standard academic history of the movement. It carries no dedicated web page of its own, so no url is recorded here; the citation is to the printed book by title, author, publisher and year.CitationAuthorWell-attestedKate BowlerPublisherWell-attestedOxford University PressPublication YearWell-attested2013Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monographClaims Backed By This Source (32 claims)This source backs 32 claims across the atlas. As facts: 23 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds, 2 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicDoctrines, 14 claims: 12 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Articles, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Historical Figures, 3 claims: 3 holds.Religious Movements, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Well-attested23ArticlesWhat the Prosperity Gospel Actually TeachesDoctrinesProsperity GospelReligious MovementsWord of FaithSourcesBlessed, a History of the American Prosperity Gospel (Kate Bowler, Oxford University Press)Holds4ArticlesWhat the Prosperity Gospel Actually TeachesHistorical FiguresAimee Semple McPhersonCharles CoughlinFulton J. SheenConnected2DoctrinesProsperity GospelReligious MovementsWord of FaithGeneral References3ArticlesWhat the Prosperity Gospel Actually TeachesDoctrinesProsperity GospelReligious MovementsWord of FaithComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year