The attempt to make a religious (e.g. Christian) message accessible in and through a local culture. It has been an aspect of evangelism by means of drama, songs, and dance in the S. American base communities of the Roman Catholic Church.
Citation for inculturation
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"inculturation." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 19, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e937>.
Chicago
"inculturation." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e937 (accessed May 19, 2013).