![]() ![]() ![]() Jonathan Walton proposes in this book that it not only happens in other countries but right here in America. If anything, the Bible is even more pointed about the issue and calls this idolatry, which may either be the worship of false gods, or the false worship of the true God. Often these beliefs are in conflict and undermine vibrant Christian belief. In syncretism, either prior religious beliefs or cultural myths are fused with the newly adopted faith. It is not uncommon in discussions of Christian mission efforts in other countries to confront the challenge of syncretism. Summary: Discusses twelve cultural myths that form a kind of American folk religion that are in conflict with the hope we find in the gospel and the vision of the kingdom of God. ![]()
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