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    Towards An African Language of Grace A Christian Anthropological Approach to Inculturation
    (Tangaza University College, 2000-02-10) Ipasu, Mukuyambel Gabriel
    Beyond this ordinary and technical understanding, language constitutes the great expression and patrimony which is at the same time impregnated with the religious, philosophical, traditional and cultural meanings and identity of people who use it. It is only through language that one can enter other people's universe of meanings and actions, because language is the key tool par excellence for any kind of communication and its dynamics. Today, the meaning of inculturation and its urgency in the Church, particularly the Church in Africa, should consider language right at the heart of all its efforts for the new evangelisation. This work would like to be a contribution on these lines. Inculturation, as an African language for a proper evangelisation and communication of God's grace to Africans, is the particular option we have taken up in this small dissertation. To find a relevant language, in which God's grace -ilk in Christ- can be redly revealed to Africans, is the core and global preoccupation of today's evangelization portrayed as inculturation. In this general introduction, we would like to look briefly at the definitions and meanings of terms like Grace, Tradition, culture and inculturation. The first chapter, from the developed historical and traditional perspective, will look at some models of encounter and evangelisation of cultures and the implications of languages. The second chapter, which is the focal point, will take us to some proposed meanings and paths judged very fundamental for the inculturation of the Gospel in Africa. The third chapter, emphasising some practical and current realities, looks at the implications and applications with respect to the first two chapters. The conclusion, on the same lines, will sum up our work and lay down challenges for the future.