Spirit and Resistance
Political Theology and American Indian Liberation
Published on 15. September 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-8006-3681-4 (ISBN)
Description
Writing from a Native American perspective, theologian Tinker probes American Indian culture, its vast religious and cultural legacy, and its ambiguous relationship to the tradition--historic Christianity--that colonized and converted it. He offers novel proposals about cultural survival and identity, sustainability, and the endangered health of Native Americans.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
263 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8006-3681-4 (9780800636814)
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George E. ''Tink'' Tinker is Professor of American Indian Cultures and Religious Traditions at Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado. He is an enrolled member of the Osage Nation. Among his many publications are Missionary Conquest (Fortress Press, 1993) and Native American Theology (co-authored, 2001).