Before there was an immigrant American Church, there was a Native
American Church. The Native American Catholic Studies Reader offers
an introduction to the story of how Native American Catholicism has
developed over the centuries, beginning with the age of the
missions and leading to inculturated, indigenous forms of religious
expression. Though the Native-Christian relationship could be
marked by tension, coercion, and even violence, the Christian faith
took root among Native Americans and for those who accepted it and
bequeathed it to future generations it became not an imposition,
but a way of expressing Native identity. From the perspective of
historians and theologians, the Native American Catholic Studies
Reader offers a curated collection of essays divided into three
sections: education and evangelization; tradition and transition;
and Native American lives. Contributors include scholars currently
working in the field: Mark Clatterbuck, Damian Costello, Conor J.
Donnan, Ross Enochs, Allan Greer, Mark G. Thiel, and Christopher
Vecsey, as well as selections from a past generation: Gerald
McKevitt, SJ, and Carl F. Starkloff, SJ. These contributions
explore the interaction of missionaries and tribal leaders, the
relationship of traditional Native cosmology and religiosity to
Christianity, and the role of geography and tribal consciousness in
accepting and maintaining indigenous and religious identities.
These readings highlight the state of the emergent field of
Native-Catholic studies and suggest further avenues for research
and publication. For scholars, teachers, and students, the Native
American Catholic Studies Reader explores how the faith of the
American Church's eldest members became a means of expressing and
celebrating language, family, and tribe.
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