Blending 'the Sacred and the Secular': The Sacred and the Secular in the Writings of George Soares-Prabhu

The sacred and the secular was envisioned by George Soares-Prabhu from an integrative point of view. He explained the gospel message through the specificities in cultural contexts, especially that of Third-World countries, and India in particular. He used examples from society, to show the presence of God and God’s action in the world. He addresses how Jesus explained a lot of what had become aberrations, taking people away from God. The writings of George Soares-Prabhu have two strong slants, liberation and poverty, which he linked. He firmly believed that liberation is the answer to oppressive situations that exist throughout India and Third-World countries and that the gospel is not the gospel if it cannot proclaim a liberating message. What is needed is an active concern, expressing itself not only in spiritual attitudes of patience, forbearance, acceptance, and benevolence but also in concrete ways of caring for the material needs of the ‘neighbour.