THY3 - 4_socio Flashcards
The Church needs to undergo a long process of interaction with the Filipino culture to make herself relevant & effective in her work of evangelization.
Engaged church
undermines our ability to adhere to rules & legal structures
pakikisama
If the Church always condemns, abuses and injustices, & struggles for the defense of the weak and the marginalized, then she must not tolerate discrimination in Filipino society.
Egalitarian Quality of Culture
The Philippine Church needs to be a true “Community of Disciples” in her work of evangelization thru inculturation – including the lay or ordinary people.
Church of communion
saw the divorce between faith & culture in our age as “The Drama of Our Time”
WHO
Pope Paul VI’s Apostolic Exhortation “Evangelii Nuntiandi” on 1975
he considered the Church’s dialogue with culture of out time as a vital area, one in which the destiny of the world at the end of this twentieth century is at stake
St. John Paul II’s Letter Creating the Pontifical Council for Culture on June 28, 1982
The process by which an ecclesial community lives its Christian faith & experience within a given cultural context
Inculturation
Christian faith involves a dynamic process of reflection
Discerning church
St. John Paul II described inculturation as
intimate transformation of authentic cultural values thru their integration in Christianity & the insertion of Christianity in the various cultures
Recommendations for the Continuing Work of Inculturation in the Philippines
Church of communion
Engaged Church
Discerning Church
Egalitarian Quality of Culture
happens when one culture interacts & assimilates with another culture
interculturation
can lead to extravagance, showiness, & excessive concern for appearance rather than substance
hospitality
inner part of culture – the thinking, believing, symbolizing, & valuing part
values
