About the Book: The Cultural Compromise: An Application of the Hegelian
Dialectic to the Church-Cultural Interface
The book contends that the majority of propositions perceived as cultural
compromise (heresy) are, in fact, merely a step towards effective
contextualisation rather than a settled formulation. The author asserts that it
is the responsibility of ecclesial leadership to personally model the
dialectical process and to equip their members to participate so as to minimize
the accompanying conflicts. It concludes with four essential principles of a
dialectical strategy: advance preparation, training in critical assessment,
commitment to communal synthesis and the acceptance that this is a continuing
need.