God Is Red

by Deloria, Jr., Vine; Scinta, Sam; Foehner, Kristen

• ISBN13: 9781555914981
• ISBN10: 1555914985
• Edition: 30th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing

Summary

First published in 1972, Vine Deloria Jr.'s "God Is Red remains the seminal work on Native religious views, asking new questions about our species and our ultimate fate. Celebrating 3 decades in publication with a special 30th-anniversary edition, this classic work reminds us to learn "that we are a part of nature, not a transcendent species with no responsibilities to the natural world." It is time again to listen to Vine Deloria Jr.'s powerful voice, telling us about religious life that is independent from Christianity and that reveres the interconnectedness of all living things.

Author Biography

Vine Deloria Jr. was named by TIME magazine as one of the greatest religious thinkers of the twentieth century. He was a leading Native American scholar whose research, writings, and teachings on history, law, religion, and political science have not only changed the face of Indian country, but stand to influence future generations of Native and non-Native Americans alike. He has authored many acclaimed books, including Evolution, Creationism, and Other Modern Myths; Red Earth, White Lies; God is Red; Spirit and Reason and Custer Died for Your Sins. Vine Deloria Jr. passed away on November 13, 2005.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
by Leslie Mormon Silko, Laguna Pueblo, Author of Ceremony and Almanac of the Dead
Foreword	xi
by George E. Tinker, Osage/Cherokee, Professor of American Indian Cultures and Religious Traditions at Ilff School of Theology, Denver
Introduction	xv
Chapter 1 The Indian Movement	1	(22)
Chapter 2 The Indians of the American Imagination	23	(22)
Chapter 3 The Religious Challenge	45	(16)
Chapter 4 Thinking in Time and Space	61	(16)
Chapter 5 The Problem of Creation	77	(20)
Chapter 6 The Concept of History	97	(16)
Chapter 7 The Spatial Problem of History	113	(20)
Chapter 8 Origin of Religion	133	(16)
Chapter 9 Natural and Hybrid Peoples	149	(16)
Chapter 10 Death and Religion	165	(20)
Chapter 11 Human Personality	185	(18)
Chapter 12 The Group	203	(16)
Chapter 13 Christianity and Contemporary American Culture	219	(18)
Chapter 14 Tribal Religions and Contemporary American Culture	237	(20)
Chapter 15 The Aboriginal World and Christian History	257	(14)
Chapter 16 Sacred Places and Moral Responsibility	271	(16)
Chapter 17 Religion Today	287	(10)
Appendices	297	(10)
Bibliography	307	(6)
Index	313