NEW TASKS OF INCULTURATION IN A GLOBALIZED INDIA
Keywords:
INCULTURATIONAbstract
Globalization is a multifaceted phenomenon and any effort to define
it is outside the scope of this paper. Culture too, is a complex term
and there is no effort in this paper to enter into a detailed discussion
about it either. However, both globalization and its impact on local
cultures is a topic of some very intense debate. Since the topic of this
paper is globalization and inculturation it is my intention to address
the relationship between the two in the Indian theological context. It
is my contention that globalization presents the Indian church an
opportunity to renew its own efforts at inculturation.
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