Inculturation of the Church in Africa WT-DTE-WMIKA
The discovery of the reality of "culture", which according to many anthropologists was the most significant achievement of the anthropology of the first half of the 20th century, quickly crossed the boundaries of cultural anthropology, penetrating into many other humanities disciplines, including Missiology. Culture became one of the important topics at the Second Vatican Council. The concept of "culture" has also penetrated church documents through the constitutions and decrees of the Second Vatican Council. Thanks to this, the awareness of the theological importance of culture has developed.
1. Basic concepts and literature.
2. "Inculturation”: an attempt at definition.
3. Renewed gathering of the People of God as a realization of the demands of inculturation.
4. Indigenous priests and their formation.
5. Native nuns and nuns.
6. Catechists and committed lay Christians.
7. Basic Ecclesial Community.
8. Christian families.
9. The development of church structures as a requirement of inculturation.
10. The requirements of inculturation in the performance of the Church's teaching task.
11. Ecumenical and interreligious dialogue.
12. The essential role of the inculturated liturgy in the sanctification of man.
13. Holy sacraments.
14. The requirements of inculturation in the realization of the prophetic task of the Church.
15. Development assistance as an integral part of inculturated missionary activity.
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Bibliography
Carrier H., Guide pour l’inculturation de l’Evangile, Roma 1997.
Hastings A., Kościół i misje w Afryce, Warszawa 1971.
Mulders A., Missionsgeschichte, Regensburg 1960.
Różański J., Inkulturacja Kościoła wśród ludów Środkowego Sudanu, Poznań 2004.
Różański J., Wokół koncepcji inkulturacji, Warszawa 2008.
Sundkler B., Steed C., A History of the Chuch in Africa, Cambridge 2001.
Zimoń H. (red.), Kultury i religie Afryki a ewangelizacja, Lublin 1995.
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