I'm adding this blog as I had it on my Ethics Blog site and not everyone may have read it. Thank you, Meredith, I read your comment. It is appreciated.
April 09, 2003
Mission Blog
Let's see if this works the way it should. I'd like to comment on how pleased I was with the discussion on the Anglican community in India. For the past two years, my church has been sponsoring a priest and his family from South India. He is currently finishing his Ph.D. studies at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colo. We enjoyed a lengthy brunch one sunday after church and the conversation was stimulating. What I found of great interest is that many Christians of India also maintain their cultural religious tradition along with Christianity. It is not uncommon to find Hindu shrines in the homes of many Indian Christians. I believe that he told me it helps maintain their cultural identity.
Meredith, do you have any further knowledge on this? Perhaps, other classmates might add their viewpoint. If we Christianize a nonChristian culture, what happens to their identity and may they effectively keep a religious heitage along with Christian theology?
Posted by E.J. Rivet at April 09, 2003 08:24 PM
It depends, in most cases non-christians who converts to Christianity change their names and they start going to Church and no more to temple.
But there are people who kept part of their old names. Life style includeing dress and food is same for people of all religion. It differes according to the region.
Posted by: Anish at April 30, 2003 08:04 PM