MW 725 Primal and Folk Religions

Required Texts and Readings 1. Burnett, David 2000 World of the Spirits: A Christian Perspective on Traditional and Folk Religions. London: Monarch Books. 2. Hiebert, Paul G., Daniel Shaw and Tite Tienou 1999 Understanding Folk Religion: A Christian Response to Popular Beliefs and Practices. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. 3. Oleksa, Father Michael 2005 Another Culture/ Another World. Juneau, AK: Association of Alaska School Boards. 4. Select a fourth book from the list below, or propose another to the professor for approval. Choose to read a book that is compatible with your research paper. Kirwin, Michael 1994 The Missionary and the Diviner. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. Lowe, Chuck 2001 Honoring God and Family: A Christian Response to Idol Food in Chinese Popular Religion. Bangalore, India: Theological Book Trust. Mackay, John A. 1933 The Other Spanish Christ. New York: The MacMillan Company. Magesa, Laurenti 1997 African Religion: The Moral Traditions of Abundant Life. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. Spiro, Melford 1960 Burmese Supernaturalism.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2980/thumbnail.jp