ART AND CELEBRATION OF FAITH
Keywords:
CELEBRATION OF FAITH, Proclamation of FaithAbstract
The experience and the expression of faith in the history of the
Church have always been seeking embodiment in different cultural
forms. Culture is a specifically human good which is at the disposal
of the Spirit who proceeds in history manifesting in myriads of forms
the marvels of the divine mystery. Culture reveals, realizes and
celebrates the Spirit. As all spiritual experiences, the experience of
faith has to culminate in celebration. Hence culture has been a
concern of the Church in the proclamation of faith from the earliest
centuries onwards. In today’s world, as the Church encounters new
cultures, an increased awareness of the cultural reality challenges the
tasks of faith – proclamation, witness and celebration.
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