Coming full circle constructing Native Christian theology / Steven Charleston and Elaine A. Robinson, editors.
| Other author | Charleston, Steven, 1949- |
| Other author | Robinson, Elaine A., 1959- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Minneapolis, Minnesota : Fortress Press, [2015] |
| Description | xvii, 218 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Twentieth Century Religious Thought, Volume 1: Christianity |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Theory: articulating a Native American theological theory / Steven Charleston -- Revelation and epistemology: we know the land, the land knows us: places of revelation, place as revelation / Jace Weaver -- Restoration and reconciliation: restoring truth in a time of repentance / Thom White Wolf Fassett -- Heaven and hell: heaven (Ga lv la di tso sv) and hell (Tsv s gi no): a Cherokee mother and bishop's perspective / Carol J. Gallagher -- Creation: the new creation: a Maskoke postcolonial perspective / Marcus Briggs-Cloud -- Sin: ambiguity and complexity and the sin of not conforming / Lisa A. Dellinger -- Church: Wocekiye okolakiciye: a Lakota experience of the church / Martin Brokenleg -- Worship and prayer: living prayer, living worship / Chebon Kernell -- Mission and ministry: church and culture: a difficult beginning / David Wilson -- Theological anthropology: on being human: an interview with Ada Deer / Ada Deer with Steven Charleston. |
| Abstract | Coming full circle provides a working constructive dogmatics in Native Christian theology. Drawing together leading scholars in the field, this volume seeks to encourage theologians to reconsider the rich possibilities present in the intersection between Native theory and practice and Christian theology and practice. This innovative work begins with a Native American theory for doing constructive Christian theology and illustrates the possibilities with chapters on specific Christian doctrines in a "theology in outline." This volume will make an important contribution representing the Native American voice in Christian theology.--page 4 of cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Biographical note | Steven Charleston is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He was the bishop of Alaska for the Episcopal Church. He has served as a professor on three seminary faculties; currently he teaches at the Saint Paul School of Theology in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is recognized as an international advocate for both indigenous people and environmental justice--page 4 of cover. |
| Biographical note | Elaine A. Robinson is academic dean and professor of Methodist studies and Christian theology at the Saint Paul School of Theology.--page 4 of cover. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022360866 |
| ISBN | 1451487983 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 9781451487985 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | (eBook) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |