I Will Fear No Evil

by Gray, Susan

• ISBN13: 9780870137921
• ISBN10: 0870137921
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-30
• Publisher: Michigan State Univ Pr

Summary

Susan Gray offers a new perspective on missionary-aboriginal encounters between the Berens River Ojibwa and Christian missionaries between 1875 and 1940. I Will Fear No Evil moves beyond a simple chronicle of how Christian elements were introduced and adopted by the Ojibwa; Gray recognizes and highlights a complicated ebb and flow of ideas and beliefs between the two groups. Today, both Christian and Ojibwa ideas are interwoven into the lives of Berens River residents, and both traditions hold meaning and are observed with sincerity. Their dynamic, complex, and adaptive religion sheds new light on the understanding of cultural contact and change.

Author Biography

Susan Gray is a research associate to the Canada Research Chair in Aboriginal Peoples in an Urban and Regional Context at the University of Winnipeg.

Table of Contents

Life along the Berens River, 1875-1940	p. 1
"Listen to the Memegwesiwag singing" : the Ojibwa world view	p. 19
"They fought just like a cat and a dog!" : Catholic and Protestant encounters on the mission field	p. 43
"You're pretty good; but I'll tell you what medicine to use" : encounters, 1875-1916	p. 63
"I got pretty close to the flames that time; then I woke up" : acceptances and rejections, 1917-1940	p. 97
"I've had my dreams all these years" : survivals and integrations, 1917-1940	p. 131
"I will fear no evil" : conclusions	p. 155
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