God is red.
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Published: 1973
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780448021683
Subjects: Christianity -- Controversial literature; Indians -- Religion
Description: Deloria, a prominent Native American educator, lawyer, and philosopher, has updated his classic work on native religion. In God is Red Deloria argues convincingly that Christianity has failed today's society, and describes basic tenets that underlie Native religions. His other works include Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties and Custer Died for Your Sins.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The Indian movement; title: America loves Indians; title: and all that; title: Indians of America; title: The religious question; title: Thinking in time and space; title: The problem of creation; title: The concept of history; title: The spatial problem of history; title: Origin of religion; title: Death and religion; title: Human personality; title: The group; title: Christianity and contemporary American culture; title: Tribal religions and contemporary American culture; title: The aboriginal world and Christian history; title: Religion today.