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(transitive) To adapt (Christian teachings) for a non-Christian culture..
I think that Western culture poses particular problems with regard to inculturation. You do not find theologians demanding that we be inculturated, adopt the norms of our society, and yet that is often what is happening.
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Inculturate means (transitive) To adapt (Christian teachings) for a non-Christian culture..
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I think that Western culture poses particular problems with regard to inculturation. You do not find theologians demanding that we be inculturated, adopt the norms of our society, and yet that is often what is happening.
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