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  4 Vision Quests Of Jesus

  $24.95

  Christian theology as seen through the lens of Native American tradition

  A unique look at Christian biblical interpretation and theology from the perspective of
  Native American tradition, this book focuses on four specific experiences of Jesus as
  portrayed in the synoptic gospels. It examines each story as a “vision quest,” a universal
  spiritual phenomenon, but one of particular importance within North American indigenous
  communities.

  Jesus’ experience in the wilderness is the first quest. It speaks to a foundational Native
  American value: the need to enter into the “we” rather than the “I.” The Transfiguration is
  the second quest, describing the Native theology of transcendent spirituality that impacts
  reality and shapes mission. Gethsemane is the third quest. It embodies the Native tradition
  of the holy men or women, who find their freedom through discipline and concerns for
  justice, compassion, and human dignity. Golgotha is the final quest. It represents the Native
  sacrament of sacrifice (e.g., the Sun Dance). The chapter on Golgotha is a discussion of
  kinship, balance, and harmony: all primary to Native tradition and integral to Christian thought.

  For a broad, general readership, with possible secondary application in seminary and
  college classrooms.

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