Transforming Worldviews: An Anthropological Understanding of How People Change

In the past, changes in behavior and in belief have been leading indicators for missionaries that Christian conversion had occurred. But these alone—or even together—are insufficient for a gospel understanding of conversion. For effective biblical mission, Paul G. Hiebert argues, we must add a third element: a change in worldview. Here he offers a comprehensive study of worldview—its philosophy, its history, its characteristics, and the means for understanding it. He then provides a detaile...