Liturgical Inculturation: Sacramentals, Religiosity, and CatechesisPerhaps nothing is as important to the future of the Church as continuing to make the liturgy meaningful to those who celebrate it. Inculturation, the dynamic translation of the typical editions into the cultures of local Churches, is the key. Inculturation as a branch of liturgical study has a dauntingly wide scope. It covers the areas of history and theology, liturgical and cultural principles, process and methods, sacraments and sacramentals, Liturgy of the Hours, liturgical year, liturgical music, liturgical arts and furnishings, and such related topics as popular religiosity and catechesis. So where does the average pastor, liturgist, or student begin? With this volume the reader is introduced to the different technical terms expressing the relationship between liturgy and culture (indigenization, incarnation, contextualization, adaptation, acculturation ... ). The subsequent discussion on the question of sacramentals, popular religiosity, and liturgical catechesis explains how these disparate topics share the same basic concern of inculturation. Throughout the book the focus is on method. Method encompasses both how one may remain true to the liturgy while also considering what culture offers the liturgy or requires of it. The question of how creativity relates to inculturation is also answered. For the serious student of the liturgy, whether or not you serve a culturally diverse community, this work provides foundations, principles, and methods for creating a liturgy of the people and for the people. |
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... Contextualization 19 Revision 21 Adaptation 23 Inculturation 25 Acculturation 27 What is Liturgical Inculturation ? 28 The Process of Inculturation 32 The Typical Editions of the Liturgical Books 32 The Cultural Pattern 35 The Methods ...
... contextualization , " " revision , " " ad- aptation , " " acculturation , " and " inculturation . " To describe how incul- turation works , other technical terms such as " transculturation , " " deculturation , " and " exculturation ...
... contextualization " no longer have the kind of popularity they once enjoyed . Nevertheless , it would be useful to clarify how they have been used in the past and how contemporary liturgical litera- ture understands them.2 ...
... Contextualization . This term was introduced into the active vocabu- lary of the Church in 1972 by the World Council of Churches . 10 De- rived from the word " contextual , " it fittingly ... contextualization " 19 Contextualization.
... contextualization " is used to signify efforts toward liberation . This explains why the term has gained popularity in places where the theology of liberation and hope has taken root because of concern for material progress , social ...
Contents
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The Method of Creative Assimilation | 44 |
Toward Liturgical Creativity | 51 |
The Conciliar Principles of Inculturation | 58 |
The Influence of Culture | 89 |
CHAPTER THREE | 95 |
Forms of Popular Religiosity | 102 |
Inculturation and the Traits of Popular Religiosity | 108 |
Popular Religiosity and the Methods of Inculturation | 120 |
Popular Religiosity and the Liturgical Texts | 126 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 134 |
Catechesis from a Liturgical Perspective | 137 |
The Theological Principles | 59 |
The Pastoral Principles | 67 |
The Rite of Funerals | 73 |
The Place of the Word of God | 83 |
Cultural Evocation in Patristic Catechesis | 153 |
Acculturation or Inculturation? | 166 |