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"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.
The native writers who contributed to this collection come from a number of distinct tribal backgrounds."Native and Christian" will 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.
List of contents
I Spirituality and History 1. Indian Spirituality: Another Vision 2. Who Can Sit At the Lord's Table? The Experience of Indigenous Peoples 3. An Aboriginal Christian Perspective on the Integrity of Creation 4. Rivers of Life: Native Spirituality for Native Churches 5. The Old Testament of Native America II Liberation and Culture 6. Reclaiming our Histories 7. Canaanites, Cowboys, and Indians: Deliverance, Conquest, and Liberation Theology Today 8. Vision and Community: A Native American Voice 9. Spirituality, Native American Personhood, Sovereignty, and Solidarity 10. Native Americans and Evangelization III Tradition and Community 11. Remember the Sabbath Day 12. The Challenge of the Future: Creating a Place Called Home 13. Program Development and Native American Catechesis 14. The Sacred Circle: Native American Liturgy 15. The Meeting of the Two Ways 16. The Native American Church of Jesus Christ IV Transformation and Survival 17. The Story and Faith Journey of a Native Catechist 18. Returning 19. Plucked from the Ashes 20. Two Paths 21. The Native Church: A Search for an Authentic Spirituality
About the author
James Treat teaches in the Honors College at the University of Oklahoma.
Summary
An anthology of essays by indigenous writers in the United States and Canada on the problem of native Christian identity.
