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A lot of our everyday lives are shaped by the idea that if we believe in something, it will happen. But where does that idea come from? And what does it have to do with the American dream? Today on the show, how the prosperity gospel has blended self-improvement, religion and capitalism into an everyday recipe for success \u2013 one that any of us can try. <\/p>\n

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A lot of our everyday lives are shaped by the idea that if we really<\/em> believe in something, it will happen. But where does that idea come from? And what does it have to do with the American dream? Today on the show, how the prosperity gospel has blended self-improvement, religion and capitalism into an everyday recipe for success \u2013 one that any of us can try. <\/p>\n

To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org\/throughline<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[223],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-throughline"],"yoast_head":"\nProsperity gospel and the American dream - Best USA Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=3374\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prosperity gospel and the American dream - Best USA Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A lot of our everyday lives are shaped by the idea that if we really believe in something, it will happen. 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