![]() Blendenzo ( talk) 17:53, 6 August 2013 (UTC) Reply I have restored the section. However, from what I can tell, Kenyon was the originator of the modern "spiritual death of Christ" view of substitutionary atonement which is popular in the Word of Faith Movement. All of the major components of the Word of Faith Movement (apart from the strong emphasis on financial prosperity) can be seen fully formed in the pre-Kenyon writings of the late nineteenth century. I have read much literature from both the Methodist Holiness Movement and the Faith Cure Movement (interrelated movements of the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries). While I cannot contribute my original research on this topic to the article, I would like to share my insight on this talk page. Despite McIntyre's connection with Kenyon's Gospel Publishing Society, the book is very well researched and presents a much more compelling case for the actual source of Kenyon's theology than his critics do (I have read both sides of this debate extensively). Kenyon: The True Story" as source material for future rewrites on the Word of Faith and Positive Confession controversies. I will be removing it unless and until someone wants to rewrite it. The section entitled "Positive Confession" is very poorly worded and includes disputed claims about the author's theological influences without presenting the counter-argument. McIntyre currently heads the Kenyon Gospel Publishing Society. McIntyre took no pains to conceal the notion that his book was a "rebuttal" to McConnell's argument. Kenyon: The True Story, argued that Kenyon was not influenced by the metaphysicians but was orthodox in his doctrinal teachings. In 1998, the first pro-Kenyon book was introduced by a Word of Faith pastor, Joe McIntyre. Simmons' argument was that Kenyon might have been unaware of the degree of similarity between both systems. ![]() Simmons' research indicated that Kenyon drew influence from both the Higher Life movement of the late 19th century and the New Thought movement. Simmons was a classmate of McConnell's at ORU in the early 1980s. Perhaps the most scholarly argument was advanced in 1997 by Dr. Kenyon: Evangelical Minister or Cult Founder? Lie argued that Kenyon's doctrine was basically in accordance with Holiness/Higher Life teachings, but he may have been influenced to a certain degree by the emerging metaphysical traditions of his time. A Norwegian named Geir Lie then entered the fray with his 1994 Master's thesis that was eventually released as E.W. This argument was one of many DeArteaga presented in Quenching the Spirit. William DeArteaga, a charismatic based in Atlanta, Georgia, argued that Kenyon did not teach heretical doctrines but did gain some heterodox concepts from Emerson College. However, information was also gleaned from other quarters. Christian Research Institute leader Hank Hanegraaff reiterated much of McConnell's thesis in 1993 in Christianity in Crisis. McConnell's basic argument was that Kenyon got his doctrine from these non-canonical sources, Kenneth Hagin got his doctrine from Kenyon by plagiarizing it, and thus the entire Word of Faith movement was built on a heretical theology. This thesis was later edited and sold to the public in 1988 as A Different Gospel. One of Farah's students, Daniel Ray McConnell, wrote his Master's thesis built upon what has been called the Kenyon connection. He traced Kenyon's roots to metaphysical traditions from Kenyon's time at Emerson. In 1979, Oral Roberts University professor Charles Farah wrote From the Pinnacle of the Temple, a book that took issue with a number of teachings in the Word of Faith movement. McConnell, Dave Hunt, and Hank Hannegraaff imply that Word of Faith mainstream doctrine is little more than plagiarized Kenyon. On the other hand, a number of critics including D.R. A number of Word of Faith adherents and critics insist Kenyon's influence is minimal and restricted primarily to his teachings regarding the name of Jesus. There is considerable debate over the amount of influence Kenyon provides for the Word of Faith movement. I'm moving this section here because it doesn't have any quality citations for discussion what, if anything, should be included in the main article.
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