{"product_id":"culture-inculturation-and-theologians-a-postmodern-critique-9780814654583","title":"Culture, Inculturation, and Theologians: A Postmodern Critique","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe split between the Gospel and culture is without doubt the drama of our time,\" wrote Paul VI in 1975. Since that time there has been an increasingly urgent awareness that inculturation is an indispensable task of the church. But inculturation, the dialogue between church and cultures, demands first of all that we who would enter into the dialogue understand what \"culture\" itself means and what dialogue entails. To that end, cultural anthropologist Father Gerald Arbuckle gives us this important volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe traces the history of the development of the concept of culture, and the too-often negative, rarely positive effects of encounters between church and culture. He explores how Jesus Christ approached the cultures of his time, and outlines the current treatment of culture and inculturation in church documents and in Catholic theology. He shows that modest progress in understanding has recently staled, and there are even forces working to turn that progress into regress. He concludes with a description of inculturation as it needs to happen 'and a sharp critique of those who resist. With a sense of prophetic hope, Arbuckle seeks to help us bridge the lamentable split between Gospel and culture, the drama that continues to unfold in our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerald A. Arbuckle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Glazier Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.36w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814654583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArbuckle, Gerald A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerald A. Arbuckle, SM, is codirector of Refounding and Pastoral Development, a research ministry, in Sydney, Australia. An award-winning author, he is internationally known for his expertise in helping church leaders minister effectively in a postmodern world. In 2011 he presented the Martin D'Arcy, SJ, Lectures at Oxford University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eHealthcare Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eViolence, Society, and the Church\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLaughing with God\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCulture, Inculturation, and Theologians\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eCatholic Identity or Identities?\u003c\/i\u003e, all from Liturgical Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Glazier Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40180700741747,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3702d25c-b512-44c7-b545-e0e15c4364c7.jpg?v=1655472494","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/culture-inculturation-and-theologians-a-postmodern-critique-9780814654583","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}