Native and Christian: Indigenous Voices on Religious Identity in the United States and Canada

by Treat,James

• ISBN13: 9780415913744
• ISBN10: 0415913748
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1996-11-21
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Native and Christianis 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. The native writers who contributed to this collection come from a number of distinct tribal backgrounds.Native and Christianwill be the first book-length work ever published addressing the subject of religious identity from a contemporary native Christian perspective. It will make an important and long-overdue contribution to the global liberation theology movement.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction: Native Christian Narrative Discourse	1	(26)
James Treat
Spirituality and History	27	(54)
Indian Spirituality: Another Vision	29	(9)
James L. West
Who Can Sit at the Lord's Table? The Experience of Indigenous Peoples	38	(13)
Rosemary McCombs Maxey
An Aboriginal Christian Perspective on the Integrity of Creation	51	(5)
Stan McKay
Rivers of Life: Native Spirituality for Native Churches	56	(12)
Paul Schultz
George Tinker
The Old Testament of Native America	68	(13)
Steve Charleston
Liberation and Culture	81	(74)
Reclaiming Our Histories	83	(10)
William Baldridge
Canaanites, Cowboys, and Indians: Deliverance, Conquest, and Liberation Theology Today	93	(12)
Robert Allen Warrior
William Baldridge
Jace Weaver
Vision and Community: A Native American Voice	105	(10)
Vine Deloria, Jr.
Spirituality, Native American Personhood, Sovereignty, and Solidarity	115	(17)
George Tinker
Native Americans and Evangelization	132	(23)
Marie Therese Archambault
Tradition and Community	155	(52)
Remember the Sabbath Day	157	(6)
Kim Mammedaty
The Challenge of the Future: Creating a Place Called Home	163	(7)
Alberta Pualani Hopkins
Program Development and Native American Catechesis	170	(9)
Kateri Mitchell
The Sacred Circle: Native American Liturgy	179	(5)
John S. Hascall
The Meeting of the Two Ways	184	(7)
Adrian Jacobs
The Native American Church of Jesus Christ	191	(16)
Emerson Spider, Sr.
Transformation and Survival	207	(34)
The Story and Faith Journey of a Native Catechist	209	(10)
Juanita Little
Returning	219	(4)
Karol Parker
Plucked from the Ashes	223	(9)
Clem Bear Chief
Two Paths	232	(4)
Tweedy Sombrero
The Native Church: A Search for an Authentic Spirituality	236	(5)
Laverne Jacobs
Bibliography	241