The Significance of Inculturation of Liturgical Worship: A Case of Ack Christ the Healer Cathedral, Homabay
| dc.contributor.author | Wade Janes Onyango | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-09T13:35:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-09T13:35:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-04-18 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to explore the significance of liturgical inculturation in the ACK Diocese of Southern Nyanza, Christ the Healer Cathedral- Homabay. The reason for this study was that regardless of the efforts that have been made in recent years by African theologians and the clergy to explain to the local people the significance of liturgical inculturation in the Church of Kenya, some Christians both Anglicans and non- Anglicans still do not appreciate their own heritage and thus view liturgical inculturation as ungodly and demonic. To supplement efforts made by African theologians and the clergy on the subject of inculturation, this study was designed to shed some light on the benefits of liturgical inculturation. The objectives of this study were: To explore the meaning of inculturation of liturgy; to establish the benefits of incorporating some culture into the liturgical worship at the Christ the Healer Cathedral; to suggest the best recommendations for the inculturation of liturgical worship at the Cathedral. To fully understand the subject of inculturation, this study reviewed literature from across the globe. This study used qualitative methods of data collection and analysis. The data was collected through one on one interviews, focus group discussion and observations. The study involved four churches making up the cathedral parish. 100 respondents were sampled through purposive and simple random sampling. The major findings of this study are that: liturgical inculturation is vital because it enables the local people to be part of the liturgy and when people are part of the liturgy, they can own the celebration. The areas that have been inculturated at the Christ the Healer Cathedral are: Entry procession, Music and Dance, Bible procession, Language, Gesture and Symbols, Baptism nd Harvest. Lastly, the findings have revealed that liturgical inculturation is beneficial to the local people because it has closed up the gap between faith and culture. The implications of the findings are that the local people enjoy worshipping God using symbols and gestures that are known to them unlike using foreign symbols. In conclusion, this study has revealed that liturgical inculturation has benefited the local people in Homabay because worshippers are now participants in worship because the gospel message has been brought home. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/1604 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Uganda Christian University | |
| dc.title | The Significance of Inculturation of Liturgical Worship: A Case of Ack Christ the Healer Cathedral, Homabay | |
| dc.type | Dissertation |