Inculturación. Magisterio de la Iglesia y documentos eclesiásticos.

Autores: Prof. Luis Martínez Ferrer

Pbro. Ricardo Acosta Nassar

Editorial Promesa, Costa Rica, 2006, 372 páginas.

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“From the bottom of my heart, I wish lots of success to this work which will become an effective instrument in the formation of future priests, especially in Latin America, where inculturated evangelization remains a priority”.

"It is a good recompilation of documents about Inculturation, as it is expressed by our Shepherds. This material will help those who seek those documents and find it hard to obtain them; and above all, it is presented in such a practical and functional way as they are in the book. Congratulations to the authors".

"This presentation is an anthology of magisterial documents and from other ecclesial works about culture and inculturation of the Gospel. This volume presents texts from the Vatican Council II from different Popes (from Benedict XV to John Paul II), and from Roman Congregations resulting in a relative ample selection of ecclesial documents of different sources, particularly referring to Latin America. It is an extremely useful compilation for the theological work regarding the challenges of inculturation".

"The book, with a foreword from Cardinal Poupard, is a collection of fundamental documents from the magisterium about inculturation of faith. After an introduction chapter about the matter, the contribution of the Latin American episcopate is shown, (particularly the II and IV Conference). Chapter III presents documents from Benedict XV until John Paul II, obviously passing by the Vatican Council II. A wide bibliography completes the subsidy offered as a key instrument of work gathering different documents that have been made in a magisterial level".

"It is an excellent book, useful and convenient…It is the book that we consider as a exemplary testimony of strength and loyalty to the faith in the Church in times of serious crisis; it gives us with deepness the Truth of its magisterium in fundamental matters for the welfare of all humans".

"This is an excellent contribution for the study of such an important theme as inculturation (of faith or of the Gospel). The interest of this book is made, mainly, in the criteria of the recompilation".

"I definitely recommend this book not only for the great necessity of educating ourselves in world inculturation and in respect to other cultures, but also to know them better and to rescue what is positive in them, which may enrich the world cultural patrimony, which is more common every day. This is a book convenient for theologians, teachers, students, missionaries and good-will people who wish to know, spread, value and promote respect to all cultures and their own one".

"This book is a very positive contribution for all those who are related with faith inculturation, especially in Latin America. I congratulate the editors for their judicious assertion in choosing the material contained in this book. I also congratulate the editors for this excellent effort which should be in the library of anyone who is involved in the crucial relation between faith and culture".

"The work presented by Professor Luis Martínez Ferrer and Reverend Professor Ricardo Acosta is a theological work but it is also a work of great historic value. The amount of documents presented is a practical demonstration of the progressive interest in the Church through the XX Century in the aspect of the importance of evangelization: The relation between faith and the different cultures with which it has encountered through history. The book is also a very useful support instrument for the students of mission history and of evangelization".