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  1. May 2020
    1. The article has two main consequential points: a) prosperity has a great teleological and symbolic role in Zambian Pentecostalism, but there are differences in the way it is articulated. For instance, the reality of economic and social inequality has to be negotiated within the prosperity gospel framework. b) The negotiation happens to a big extent within a set non-market gift economy of the Zambian society characterized by flows across social classes. "Prosperity" is a proxy for relative economic advancement, which is seen as way to advance those around you in an interdependent necessarily differentiated system. Encompassing surrounding non-believers in this network of prosperity is essential to converting them.