JLS 90 INCULTURATING LITURGY IN SRI LANKA IBD

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The Church of Ceylon, in Sri Lanka, is an extra provincial Anglican church whose two dioceses are locallyárun but with oversight from the Archbishop of Canterbury. Christians, and in them Anglicans, are a smallágroup in a predominantly Buddhist and Hindu country. There is a well know history of violence and hostilityábetween various groups in the country, including the recent bombing of churches. This context leads to anáexistential need to engage in inter-faith dialogue and contextualization. Are Christians essentially drawn outáof their culture and become foreigner in Sri Lanka? In the Church of Ceylon there has been a long tradition ofáinculturation in dress, architecture, music, and liturgical text. This study tries to bring this story to light. Whileáquestions of inculturation and contextualization are of importance throughout the Christian church, the storyáof the Church of Ceylon is not well known. It deserves to be known better and is an example to other partsáof the Anglican Communion. While each context is different some of the work in Sri Lanka will be of help ináother places where there are significant Buddhist communities.The book is authored by several Sri Lankan experts in liturgy, and an Englishman, who has worked as editor.áDetails are given in the book of the various authors.