pickSUCH a powerful book. Steven Charleston is a (now retired) Episcopal bishop and a citizen of the Choctaw Nation. This book tells a bit of his journey to integrate and faithfully follow both paths of his spiritual heritage. The first half of the book gives background for the second half, as Charleston orients the reader in his faith and Native heritage, contextualizing Christianity in terms of Native American perspectives and traditions. ⤵️
BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) Then the second half interprets four different experiences from the life of Christ through the lens of Native tradition. I found a lot of the second half challenging to wrap my head around, but also deeply illuminating. And the history and context, while not wholly unknown to me, was even more heartbreaking to absorb, coming as it does through a lens of Christianity‘s role in colonialism. 12h
Tamra I‘m likely to hoard this one once I get it because I think I‘m going to love it! I‘m weird that way. 🤪 11h
BarbaraJean @Tamra It is excellent and accessible but also challenging—both emotionally and on a perspective-shifting level! 6h
Tamra @BarbaraJean oops, I meant that comment for Stoneyard Devotional, but honestly this one is intriguing too. Stacking! 56m
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