Sentence:  In the absence of a truly adequate conceptuality in which the <WSD>gospel</WSD> can be expressed , the unavoidable need to demythologize it makes use of whatever resources are at hand - and this usually means one or another of the various forms of `` folk religion '' current in the situation . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings