American Indians and Christian Missions
Title | American Indians and Christian Missions PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Warner Bowden |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 1985-06-15 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0226068129 |
In this absorbing history, Henry Warner Bowden chronicles the encounters between native Americans and the evangelizing whites from the period of exploration and colonization to the present. He writes with a balanced perspective that pleads no special case for native separatism or Christian uniqueness. Ultimately, he broadens our understanding of both intercultural exchanges and the continuing strength of American Indian spirituality, expressed today in Christian forms as well as in revitalized folkways. "Bowden makes a radical departure from the traditional approach. Drawing on the theories and findings of anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians, he presents Indian-missionary relations as a series of cultural encounters, the outcomes of which were determined by the content of native beliefs, the structure of native religious institutions, and external factors such as epidemic diseases and military conflicts, as well as by the missionaries' own resources and abilities. The result is a provocative, insightful historical essay that liberates a complex subject from the narrow perimeters of past discussions and accords it an appropriate richness and complexity. . . . For anyone with an interest in Indian-missionary relations, from the most casual to the most specialized, this book is the place to begin."—Neal Salisbury, Theology Today "If one wishes to read a concise, thought-provoking ethnohistory of Indian missions, 1540-1980, this is it. Henry Warner Bowden's history, perhaps for the first time, places the sweep of Christian evangelism fully in the context of vigorous, believable, native religions."—Robert H. Keller, Jr., American Historical Review
Christian Missions Among the American Indians
Title | Christian Missions Among the American Indians PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Board of Indian Commissioners |
Publisher | |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Indians of North America |
ISBN |
Presbyterian Missionary Attitudes toward American Indians, 1837–1893
Title | Presbyterian Missionary Attitudes toward American Indians, 1837–1893 PDF eBook |
Author | Coleman, Michael C. |
Publisher | Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781617034602 |
Gale Researcher Guide for: Native Americans and Christian Missions
Title | Gale Researcher Guide for: Native Americans and Christian Missions PDF eBook |
Author | Gary W. Burbridge |
Publisher | Gale, Cengage Learning |
Pages | 11 |
Release | 2018-09-28 |
Genre | Study Aids |
ISBN | 1535861592 |
Gale Researcher Guide for: Native Americans and Christian Missions is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.
Native Americans, Christianity, and the Reshaping of the American Religious Landscape
Title | Native Americans, Christianity, and the Reshaping of the American Religious Landscape PDF eBook |
Author | Joel W. Martin |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2010-10-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0807899666 |
In this interdisciplinary collection of essays, Joel W. Martin and Mark A. Nicholas gather emerging and leading voices in the study of Native American religion to reconsider the complex and often misunderstood history of Native peoples' engagement with Christianity and with Euro-American missionaries. Surveying mission encounters from contact through the mid-nineteenth century, the volume alters and enriches our understanding of both American Christianity and indigenous religion. The essays here explore a variety of postcontact identities, including indigenous Christians, "mission friendly" non-Christians, and ex-Christians, thereby exploring the shifting world of Native-white cultural and religious exchange. Rather than questioning the authenticity of Native Christian experiences, these scholars reveal how indigenous peoples negotiated change with regard to missions, missionaries, and Christianity. This collection challenges the pervasive stereotype of Native Americans as culturally static and ill-equipped to navigate the roiling currents associated with colonialism and missionization. The contributors are Emma Anderson, Joanna Brooks, Steven W. Hackel, Tracy Neal Leavelle, Daniel Mandell, Joel W. Martin, Michael D. McNally, Mark A. Nicholas, Michelene Pesantubbee, David J. Silverman, Laura M. Stevens, Rachel Wheeler, Douglas L. Winiarski, and Hilary E. Wyss.
Missionary Conquest
Title | Missionary Conquest PDF eBook |
Author | George E. Tinker |
Publisher | Fortress Press |
Pages | 198 |
Release | 1993-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781451408409 |
This fascinating probe into U.S. mission history spotlights four cases: Junipero Serra, the Franciscan whose mission to California natives has made him a candidate for sainthood; John Eliot, the renowned Puritan missionary to Massachusetts Indians; Pierre-Jean De Smet, the Jesuit missioner to the Indians of the Midwest; and Henry Benjamin Whipple, who engineered the U.S. government's theft of the Black Hills from the Sioux.
The American Indian and Christian Missions
Title | The American Indian and Christian Missions PDF eBook |
Author | George Warren Hinman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 1933 |
Genre | Indians of North America |
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