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in the postmodern age, with a brief response by Mark Francis. Indeed, inculturation is a prominent theme running through a good many of the essays in the volume, including two short pieces on the Zairean rite, and it is clearly a very crucial aspect of the subject under discussion. But even the effective inculturation of Christian liturgy will not by itself solve all the challenges presented to conventional worship practices by a postmodern age that dismisses the value of tradition and emphasizes the perspective of the individual over the corporate. It is certainly heartening to see some in the liturgical world at last beginning to tackle seriously the important questions raised by postmodernity, which cannot simply be ignored in the hope that they will go away. Much more attention needs to be given to it by all involved with planning and leading worship, and while readers will not find any ready-made answers in these pages, they will discover useful avenues for further exploration laid out here.