Filipino Cultural Values for the Apostolate: Utililzation of Certain Traditional Cultural Values of Filipinos for the Apostolate by Wilfredo C. Paguio

"In the encyclical letter Evangelii Nuntiandi, Pope Paul VI writes of the need to evangelize cultures: "... evangelization is to be achieved, not from without as though by adding some ciecoration or applying a coat of color, but in depth, going-to the very center and roots of life. The gospel must impregnate the culture and the whole way of life of man... we must devote all our resources and all our efforts to the sedulous evangelization of human culture, or rather of the various human cultures. They must be regenerated through contact with the gospel". To effectively evangelize Filipino culture, we have to know it in depth. Recent events have pointed to the growing need to truly understand Filipino culture. Crises have led post-EDSA Filipinos into a healthy soul searching. A foreign writer's analysis has de-scribed Filipino culture as damaged. Cardinal Sin has called it "immature." Senator Leticia Ramos Shahani has submitted to the appropriate Senate Committee a well-researched paper on the strengths and weaknesses of Filipino culture. Filipino Cultural Values for the Apostolate comes as a major contribution to this honest and salutary examination of Filipino culture. Specifically, it provides instructive perspectives to our cultural traits. This well-researched book aims to help priests, religious, and lay leaders in their day-to-day apostolate by affording them a deeper insight into the soul of their people. Pastoral workers can thus effectively evangelize those under their care. " -Excerpts from the Back cover.
A Philippine import. Limited copies available.

Publisher : St. Paul Publications, Makati, Philippines (January 1, 1991)
Language: : English
ISBN-10 : 971504195-7
ISBN-13 : 978-97-1-504195-9
Item Weight : 7.2 ounces