There are a number of terms which ends in "-culturation" that I've been learning in my DL module from the University of the Philippines (Open University). The course is on the "Socio-cultural foundations of Education." It might be worth sharing.
Enculturation refers to the transmission of cultural traditions from one generation to the next. It is the process in which an individual from the time of his birth is taught the social norms, behavior and customs of the group where he belongs. For example in the western culture, when one faints or gets sick, only the doctor (expert) goes with the patient and everybody distances away to "give room." Here in Cambodia, when you faint, everybody tries to grab a part of your body (nose, ears, hands, feet, head) and massages it in order to keep you "alive" (conscious). This knowledge and behaviour seems to have been engrained in everyone since childhood. This must be probably due to the "compassionate" character of the culture where one should not be left alone especially in difficult times.
Acculturation is the transmission of cultural traditions from anybody who "knows" to anyone who does not know. This occurs when an individual or group which is aware of the existence of another culture adopts the said culture. A very good example is how the Khmers have adopted "French bread" in their diet and in their cuisine. They have also incorporated the chinese "Guay-thiow" or noodles in everyday life. Fashion trends from clothes to hairstyle are changing due to "global" influence. All that is acculturation.
(There'll be more -culturation terms like inculturation, intraculturation, interculturation, etc. but that will not be our focus.)
Thus one's culture (present tense) is a product of both enculturation and acculturation. Culture therefore evolves and is a dynamic reality.
These two concepts not only form my "national" culture but also my "religious" culture.
They also apply to the growth of my spiritual relationship with You. There are things I've learned about You from my parents, my teachers, my elders when I was young - "enculturation."
There are things I continue to learn about You from my own experiences
and from the examples and witness of people I've met, I've worked with and I've worked for, and from discussing these things with you in 'prayer'- "acculturation."
Hence my relationship with You is a product of the past and the now - it is dynamic just like you.... Hey, didn't they say that You are the God of the living and not the dead?