In this book, three missiologists (Robert Priest, Thomas Campbell, and Bradford Mullen) wrestle with the strategic issue of spiritual power in mission in a paper titled "Missiological Syncretism: The New Animistic Paradigm." Leading experts, Charles Kraft and Patrick Johnstone, give a response in their papers, "'Christian Animism' or God-Given Authority?" and "Biblical Intercession: Spiritual Power to Change our World.