Creating Christian Indians Native Clergy in the Presbyterian Church |
|
| Author:
| Lewis, Bonnie Sue |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-3516-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
|
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.00 |
Book Description:
|
Relates how the Nez Perce and the Dakota Indians became Presbyterians yet incorporated Native culture and tradition into their new Christian identities. Bonnie Sue Lewis focuses on the rise of Native clergy and their forging of Christian communities based on American Indian values and notions of kinship and leadership.
Relates how the Nez Perce and the Dakota Indians became Presbyterians yet incorporated Native culture and tradition into their new Christian identities. Bonnie Sue Lewis focuses on the rise of Native clergy and their forging of Christian communities based on American Indian values and notions of kinship and leadership.