Paul G. Hiebert, PhD (deceased)

Paul G. Hiebert was distinguished professor of mission and anthropology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He began teaching at Trinity in 1990. He went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 11, 2007.

After spending three years as pastor, Dr. Hiebert served for six years with the Mennonite Brethren Board of Missions and Services in India. During that time he was principal of Bethany Bible School and College. Since then, he has taught anthropology at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, and the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, and anthropology and missions at Fuller Theological Seminary. Dr. Hiebert also taught as a visiting professor at Mennonite Brethren Seminary and the University of Wisconsin. He was Fulbright visiting professor at Osmania University in India for one year.

Dr. Hiebert earned the Doctor of Philosophy and the Master of Arts in anthropology from the University of Minnesota; the Master of Arts in missions from Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary; and the Bachelor of Arts in Bible and history from Tabor College.

Dr. Hiebert's areas of expertise include anthropology, missions, South Asia, folk religions, urban ministries, anthropological research methods, and Hinduism. He is a member of the Association of Asian Studies, the American Anthropological Association, and the Association of Professors of Mission.

Dr. Hiebert has published numerous articles, book reviews, and books in both anthropology and missions. Among his books in anthropology are Konduru: Structure and Integration in a South Indian Village (Univ. of Minnesota Press) and Cultural Anthropology (J.B. Lippincott 1976). Among his books in missions are Case Studies in Missions (written with his wife; Baker 1987), Anthropological Insights for Missionaries (Baker 1985), Anthropological Reflections on Missiological Issues (Baker 1995), and numerous chapters and essays in other volumes. Most recently, he coauthored Incarnational Ministry with his daughter, Eloise Hiebert Meneses (Baker 1996).