phenomenon of idolatry. They are unquestionably something. Yet we are able to engage in such discourse without compromising our fundamental biblical monotheism that there is one and only one living God, known to us in the fullness of his trinitarian revelation. If this were not so, then we would be guilty of implicit polytheism in singing such words as these from a missionary hymn: Where other lords beside Thee Hold their unhindered sway, Where forces that defied Thee Defy Thee still today.7 We can