Working with indigenous peoples : a Philippine source book /
- 129 pages ; 22 cm.
- Asia-Pacific Missiological Series, N. 4 .
Includes bibliographical references
Chapter 1 A SITUATIONER ON PHILIPPINE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES -- Statement of the Philippine bishops -- List of Philippine IPs -- Ethnographic survey of Philippine ethnic groups -- Partial list of IP organizations -- The general orientation of the ECTF -- Chapter 2 THE I.P. WORKER -- The missionary's attitudes and work -- Do's and don'ts in working with the IPs -- Language learning is conversion, is ministry -- Building a truly human community -- Community organizing - Chapter 3 MISSION AS INCULTURATION -- Culture -- The meaning of culture -- How to document a culture -- The clash of cultures -- Culture change -- Indigenous socio-political systems as models for governance -- Inculturation -- The meaning of inculturation -- A brief history of inculturation -- Theology of inculturation -- Faith and inculturation -- Church structures and inculturation -- The agents of inculturation -- Inculturation of ritual -- Chapter 4 MISSION AS INTERFAITH DIALOGUE -- Some theological premises -- World view -- Religion -- The sacred -- God and spirits -- Spirituality -- Interfaith dialogue -- What is interreligious dialogue? -- A commitment to dialogue -- Chapter 5 MISSION AS OPTION FOR THE /MARGINALIZED/POOR -- The meaning of land -- Ecology -- Statement of participants -- Education, value formation -- Education for empowering the Aytas -- Health -- Livelihood -- Empowering the Hanunoo Mangyan Women