David F. Ruccio — Trump and the Prosperity Gospel

Many observers of the 2016 campaign have been surprised by Donald Trump’s popularity with Christian voters.

But they shouldn’t be.

Chris Lehmann, like Jeff Shalet [sic*] before him, explains the key role the Prosperity Gospel has played in white evangelical Protestants’ making their peace with Trump.

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Trump and the Prosperity Gospel
David F. Ruccio | Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame

* Typo. Should be Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family.