Christian inculturation in India
Presents an examination of the inculturation of Christian Worship in India. This book examines the imperatives underlying the processes of inculturation - the dynamic relationship between the Christian message and cultures, and explores the outcomes of those processes in terms of architecture, liturgy and ritual.
XVII, 234 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 25 cm.
9780754660767, 0754660761
238543073
Contents: Preface; Foreword; Introduction; Cultures commerce and colonies :the export factor; Redefining identities: landscapes and imperatives: 1963; Whose values; which cultures? The effects of local theologies; Art, architecture and topography: temples and churches in South India; Rites and rituals: 'lex orandi, lex credendi?'; Imperatives for a new agenda; Afterword; Liturgical texts; Bibliography; Indexes.
Cultures, commerce and colonies : the export factor -- Setting the scene -- Redefining identities : landscapes and imperatives to 1963 -- Whose values; which cultures? : the effects of local theologies -- Art, architecture and topography : temples and churches in South India -- Rites and rituals : lex orandi, lex credendi? -- Imperatives for a new agenda