Understanding Folk Religion: A Christian Response to Popular Beliefs and Practices

Provides a model for examining the beliefs folk religions around the world and suggests biblical principles missionaries can use to deal with them.

The late Paul G. Hiebert (1932-2007) was distinguished professor of mission and anthropology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and previously taught at Fuller Theological Seminary. He also served as a pastor and missionary to India. He received his PhD from the University of Minnesota and was the author or coauthor of numerous articles and books in the fields of anthropology and missions.

R. Daniel Shaw is professor of anthropology and translation at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Tite Tiénou is professor of theology of mission at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.