Inculturation As Dialogue

Author : Chibueze C. Udeani
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9789042022294

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Although Africa is today often seen, because of its large number of Christians, as the future hope of the Church, a closer examination of African Christianity, however, shows that the Christian faith has not taken deep root in Africa. Many Africans today declare themselves to be Christians but still remain followers of their traditional African religions, especially in matters concerning the inner dimensions of their lives. It is evident that, in strictly personal matters relating to such issues as passage rites and crises, most Africans turn to their African traditional religions. As an incarnational faith, part of the history of Christianity has been its encounter with other cultures and its becoming deeply rooted in some of these cultures. The central question remains: Why has the Christian faith not taken deep root in Africa? This volume is concerned with answering this question.

Author : Chibueze C. Udeani
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789401204606

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Inculturation as Dialogue by Chibueze C. Udeani Pdf

Although Africa is today often seen, because of its large number of Christians, as the future hope of the Church, a closer examination of African Christianity, however, shows that the Christian faith has not taken deep root in Africa. Many Africans today declare themselves to be Christians but still remain followers of their traditional African religions, especially in matters concerning the inner dimensions of their lives. It is evident that, in strictly personal matters relating to such issues as passage rites and crises, most Africans turn to their African traditional religions. As an incarnational faith, part of the history of Christianity has been its encounter with other cultures and its becoming deeply rooted in some of these cultures. The central question remains: Why has the Christian faith not taken deep root in Africa? This volume is concerned with answering this question.

Author : Edmund Kee-Fook Chia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000425048

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Asian Christianity and Theology by Edmund Kee-Fook Chia Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of Asian Christianity and Theology, with emphasis on how it has developed in different parts of the continent and in the different eras, especially since the end of colonialism in Asia. Asian Theology refers to a unique way of theological reflection characterized by specific methodologies that evolved in postcolonial Asia. Premised on the thinking of Asian Church leaders and scholars, its focus is on the dialogue with the many cultures (inculturation), many religions (interreligious dialogue), and many poor (integral liberation) of Asia. The book looks at each of these ministries in detail, foregrounding Asian biblical hermeneutics, Christianity’s engagement with Hinduism, Confucianism, and Islam, Asian Women’s Theology, and the rise of Pentecostalism. The volume is valuable reading for scholars of religious studies, theology, world Christianity, Asian religions, and Asian studies.

Author : Aylward Shorter
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597525473

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Toward a Theology of Inculturation by Aylward Shorter Pdf

'Inculturation' is a word come only recently into theological language, having its origin and impetus in a revolution in the perception of Christian mission--even of Christian identity. 'Toward a Theology of Inculturation' is the first book to bring together the many strands of current and historical Catholic thought on what might be called a theology of a multicultural church. Inculturation, Shorter argues, is the recognition that faith must in effect become culture to be fully received and lived. In the course of a wide-ranging discussion, the author explores the intimate relationship between inculturation and theology, focusing in particular on scripture, the history of Òmissions (especially in Africa), and contemporary Catholic thought. Shorter concludes with an exploration of the future of the church--a multicultural church. 'Toward a Theology of Inculturation' offers a substantive explication of what inculturation is, what it is not, how and when it occurs, and what its limits are or should be.

Author : Gerald A. Arbuckle
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814657324

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Culture, Inculturation, and Theologians by Gerald A. Arbuckle Pdf

The split between the Gospel and culture is without doubt the drama of our time," wrote Paul VI in 1975. Since that time there has been an increasingly urgent awareness that inculturation is an indispensable task of the church. But inculturation, the dialogue between church and cultures, demands first of all that we who would enter into the dialogue understand what "culture" itself means and what dialogue entails. To that end, cultural anthropologist Father Gerald Arbuckle gives us this important volume. He traces the history of the development of the concept of culture, and the too-often negative, rarely positive effects of encounters between church and culture. He explores how Jesus Christ approached the cultures of his time, and outlines the current treatment of culture and inculturation in church documents and in Catholic theology. He shows that modest progress in understanding has recently staled, and there are even forces working to turn that progress into regress. He concludes with a description of inculturation as it needs to happen 'and a sharp critique of those who resist. With a sense of prophetic hope, Arbuckle seeks to help us bridge the lamentable split between Gospel and culture, the drama that continues to unfold in our time.

Author : Sison, Antonio
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798888660270

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Deep Inculturation by Sison, Antonio Pdf

Author : Cajetan Amaechi Anyanwu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1403973964

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Reshaping the Theology and Praxis of Inculturation through Interreligious Dialogue between the Catholic Church and African Traditional Religion in Igboland, Nigeria by Cajetan Amaechi Anyanwu Pdf

Author : Stephen B. Bevans
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Christianity and culture
ISBN : 9781608331086

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Mission & Culture: The Louis J. Luzbetak Lectures by Stephen B. Bevans Pdf

Author : Christopher P. Vogt
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781625644534

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Journal of Moral Theology, Volume 2, Number 2 by Christopher P. Vogt Pdf

"The Church and the World, Vol. 2, no. 2 June 2013 The JMT focuses on Catholic moral theology. It is concerned with contemporary issues as well as our deeply rooted tradition of inquiry about the moral life. JMT's mission is to publish scholarly articles in the field of moral theology, as well as theological treatments of related topics in philosophy, economics, political philosophy, and psychology. The JMT is sponsored by the Fr. James M. Forker Professorship of Catholic Social Teaching and the College of Liberal Arts at Mount St. Mary's University."

Author : Küster, Volker
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608339761

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The Many Faces of Jesus Christ by Küster, Volker Pdf

"Updated version of an Orbis classic"--

Author : Magesa, Laurenti
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781608332076

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Anatomy of Inculturation by Magesa, Laurenti Pdf

Author : Diego Irarrazaval
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781556358319

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Inculturation by Diego Irarrazaval Pdf

This compelling account of how Andean Christians have inculturated the Gospel and the challenges that confront them provides a real-world view of the urgent process of inculturation. In the context of pluri-cultural development of the church, this process is one that affirms that both culture and history are transformed by the Spirit of God. Inculturation surveys Andean culture and religious traditions, drawing from day-to-day experience in the transformation of education and social action, personal and communal life, spirituality, and the whole of Christian mission in today's world. It also discusses current evangelization trends worldwide, examining negative as well as positive examples of inculturation, and offers guidelines for future efforts.

Author : Peter C. Phan
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608334735

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Being Religious Interreligiously by Peter C. Phan Pdf

Author : Zdeněk Štipl
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000057027

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The Christian Ashram Movement in India by Zdeněk Štipl Pdf

This book is one of the first to present a definitive history of the Christian Ashram Movement. It offers insights into the development of the Movement, Europe’s Orientalist view of Eastern mysticism and how the concept of the "ashram" spread beyond the borders of India. Drawing extensively from ashram literature and the author’s field research, the book critically analyzes the notions of inculturation in the encounter between Christianity and Hindu spirituality and ritualism. It looks at how the Movement grew out of the colonial encounter and how it evolved through the years, which was contingent on developments within Christian churches outside India. The volume also discusses the reinterpretation of the idea of the "ashram" by Christian theologians, the introduction of elite Brahmanical concepts within the Movement and the unique theological perspectives which were nurtured in these ashrams. The book offers an alternative perspective to the generally perceived history of Christianity in India. It will be of interest to scholars and researchers of religious studies, Christianity, sociology, social anthropology and religious history.

Author : Volker Küster
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004175235

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A Protestant Theology of Passion by Volker Küster Pdf

Minjung Theology is introduced here through theological biographical sketches of its main representatives. They formulated a protestant liberation theology under the South Korean military dictatorship of the 1970s and 80s. Their strong emphasis on the suffering (han) of the people (minjung) led them to the formulation of a genuine theology of the cross in Asia. Volker Küster explores the reception of Minjung Theology and raises the question what happened to it during the democratization process and the rise of globalization in the 1990s. Interpretations of art works by Minjung artists provide deep insights into these transformation processes. Prologue and epilogue abstract from the Korean case and offer a concise theory of contextual theology in an intercultural framework.