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Granville Oral Roberts (January 24, 1918 – December 15, 2009) was an American Charismatic Christian televangelist, who was one of the first to propagate Prosperity Gospel Theology. He was ordained in the Pentecostal Holiness Church until 1947 and in the United Methodist church briefly in the 1960’s.
May 1, 2024 · Oral Roberts, American Pentecostal evangelist known for his televised faith-healing ministry. Roberts was one of the first proponents of the ‘prosperity gospel,’ a theology teaching that God desires temporal happiness and security for his faithful and rewards devotion and generous tithing with financial wealth.
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Dec 16, 2009 · Oral Roberts, the Pentecostal evangelist whose televised faith-healing ministry attracted millions of followers worldwide and made him one of the most recognizable and controversial religious...
Televangelist Oral Roberts is often remembered as the founding father of the “prosperity gospel,” the doctrine that prayers and affirmations can deliver wealth. He is also remembered as a...
May 18, 2018 · American evangelist Oral Roberts (born 1918) was an early pioneer in televangelism, or using television to preach the gospel. Roberts, a stutterer-turnedpreacher who survived a bout of deadly tuberculosis as an adolescent, has been a successful businessman, author, and educator.
Dec 17, 2009 · Oral Roberts: Evangelist who pioneered the charismatic style that came to dominate American Christianity | The Independent | The Independent. News Obituaries. Oral Roberts: Evangelist who...
Dec 19, 2009 · Oral Roberts died this week. He was one of the pioneering preachers for whom the term "televangelist" was devised. His programs, which featured attempts at hands-on healing, gave viewers what...
