ABSTRACT
In this chapter I investigate how the church declarations examined in Chapter 2 were received and acted upon, particularly in the context of South India. I will offer an analysis of the imperatives and values, which undergird the principles and processes of inculturation before and after the emergence of Dalit Liberation Theology in the 1980s and the critique, which it presents of inculturation in the context of India. I will focus in particular on the crucial role played by different conceptualities of inter-religious relations and dialogue, theories of contextualization, and traditions of mystical or contemplative prayer within Christianity and Hinduism.
