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Oral Roberts, Pentecostal Evangelist, Dies at 91
By KEITH SCHNEIDER December 15, 2009.
Print: New York Times
New York Times obituary for Oral Roberts, the Pentecostal evangelist whose televised faith-healing ministry attracted millions of followers worldwide. He was the patriarch of the “prosperity gospel,” a theology that promotes the idea that Christians who pray and donate with sufficient fervency will be rewarded with health, wealth and happiness.









