What Do You Believe?

Practical Models for Understanding Religions

Hannes Wiher

• Publisher: Langham Global Library
• Year: 2026
• Print ISBN:
  9781786413130
• eBook ISBN:
  9781786413642
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Ministry

Contrary to popular perception in the West, the number of people professing a religion continues to increase worldwide, yet the amount of contact between Christians and people of other religions is on the decline. Still, the mandate to share the gospel and make Christ-like disciples remains. How can Christians engage people from diverse religious backgrounds with love and sensitivity? In this second volume, renowned missiologist Dr. Hannes Wiher continues the exploration of cross-cultural understanding for sharing the gospel with a particular focus on religion. The decline in religious mixing can be attributed to geographic ghettoization, which is a lack of knowledge and a fear of the religious "other." Wiher expertly tackles the issue by analysing religion through the lens of worldview and identity. He provides an in-depth description and analysis of the major world religions, presents them as a part of culture, and constructs an evangelistic approach for Christian engagement. Understanding culture and religion is an important prerequisite for evangelism and discipleship; therefore, this book will equip and empower missiologists, missionaries, and any Christian to live in diverse harmonious relationships and fruitfully share the gospel.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Traditional Religions (Animism)
• Chapter 3: Judaism
• Chapter 4: Islam
• Chapter 5: Hinduism
• Chapter 6: Buddhism
• Chapter 7: Chinese Religions
• Chapter 8: Japanese Religions
• Chapter 9: Approaches to Evangelism in the Context of Eastern Religions
• Chapter 10: Religion in a Globalized World
• Chapter 11: Conclusion
• Appendixes
• Bibliography
• About Langham Partnership
• Index
• Footnotes