Native and Christian : indigenous voices on religious identity in the United States and Canada

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Native and Christian : indigenous voices on religious identity in the United States and Canada / edited by James Treat.

Treat, James, 1962- (Added Author).

Summary:

Native and Christian is an anthology of essays by indigenous writers in the United States and Canada on the problem of native Christian identity. These essays represent a new form of literary expression among contemporary native peoples, and they bring a fresh perspective to the liberation theology movement.

Record details

ISBN: 041591373X
ISBN: 9780415913737
ISBN: 0415913748
ISBN: 9780415913744
Physical Description: viii, 248 pages ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : Routledge, ©1996.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-248).
Formatted Contents Note:: Introduction : Native Christian narrative discourse / James Treat -- Indian spirituality: another vision / James L. West -- Who can sit at the lord's table? The Experience of indigenous peoples / Rosemary McCombs Maxey -- An Aboriginal Christian perspective on the integrity of creation / Stan McKay -- Rivers of life: native spirituality for native churches / Paul Schultz and George Tinker -- The Old Testament of Native America / Steve Charleston -- Reclaiming our histories / William Baldridge -- Canaanites, cowboys, and Indians: deliverance, conquest, and liberation theology today / Robert Allen Warrior -- Vision and community: a Native American voice / Vine Deloria, Jr. -- Spirituality, Native American personhood, sovereignty, and solidarity / George Tinke -- Native Americans and evangelization / Marie Therese Archambault -- Remember the Sabbath day / Kim Mammedaty -- The Challenge of the future: creating a place called home / Alberta Pualani Hopkins -- Program development and Native American catechesis / Kateri Mitchell -- The Sacred circle: Native American liturgy / John S. Hascall -- The Meeting of the two ways / Adrian Jacobs -- The Native American Church of Jesus Christ / Emerson Spider, Sr. -- The Story and faith journey of a native catechist / Juanita Little -- Returning / Karol Parker -- Plucked from the ashes / Clem Bear Chief -- Two paths / Tweedy Sombrero -- The Native Church: a search for an authentic spirituality / Laverne Jacobs.