This collection of essays is intended to be an exploration of that dialogue between church and culture which is a key element in the process of a church becoming local. Inculturation impies the ongoing transformation of both a local church and processes of Inculturation are neither peripheral nor optional for the church.
The inter-relationship of christ, Gospel and church to culture is core to the realistion of missio dei in the world.These essays deal with the ...
Cross-cultural encounters remain memorable experience for many but for those like Paul Collins they have provided a stimulus for deep research and reflective writing. As these reflections have emerged from a personal plunge experience in several areas of liturgical importance in South India, they remain authentic. One would congratulate the writer for his ability to combine first hand experiences with historical backgrounds of the international and ...