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12 May 2024

Life Stories from Africa - The Gospel and Culture - A Dynamic Encounter

Life Stories from Africa 

Title: Gospel and Culture, a Dynamic Encounter. Life Stories from Africa. 

Author: Centre of Inculturation 

Publisher: Opus Mariae R.T

Year of Publication: 2017 

 

 

The current volume, “Gospel and Culture: A Dynamic Encounter; Life Stories from Africa’' aims to gather the precious experience of the daily life of the members of the Focolare movement in different African countries and Madagascar. The book, which brings together testimonies of life-based on the Gospel and rooted in the various cultures, witnesses the courage with which they have addressed the challenges which arise from the confrontation between the Gospel and the tradition. These powerful life stories articulate the contradictions, doubts, temptations, and oppositions that people encounter while trying to live out the Gospel within deeply ingrained cultural habits, customs, and beliefs. This book is a treasure of practical insight and strongly emphasizes the wisdom that is necessary for deep discernment when faced with moral and ethical challenges. It emphasizes the need for Inculturation. 

Mariapolis Piero,

P. O. Box 25220, Nairobi
Kenyatta Road, Juja, Kenya

+254 7685 35719

info@centreofinculturation.org

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