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Maps
I. Introduction
I.
Situation of Asia
today, vis-a-vis
evangelization
Asia was in the period
of transformation.
The changes are deep,
swift. and violent
The ambivalence
of the changes
taking place
Disintegration of ageold patterns of life
Stable meanings and
values are shaken
I.
The need of
discernment
Asian peoples are left
in confusion,
disorientation,
despair, and
darkness of spirit
We are inevitably part
of this new world
I.
II.
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III.
III.
III.
Incarnate
Indigenous
Inculturated
Adaptation of
the way
Church
teachings are
presented to
non-Christian
cultures, and
to the
influence of
those cultures
on the
evolution of
these
teachings.
III.
IV.
Dialogue
We must accept them
as significant and
positive elements in
the economy of
Gods design and
salvation
V.
Dialogue
Dialogue with the poor
Dialogue of life
Involves genuine experience and
understanding of this poverty, deprivation
and oppression of so many of our peoples.
V.
VI.
VII.
VII.
Openness of heart
VII.
VIII.
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