“There is no doubt that Christianity has been the handmaiden to the destruction of Indigenous nations. Native is...an indigenization of faith and, more important, a moral call...for the Christian church.”
@nick_w_estes Migwetch for this endorsement of #NativeBook, Nick.
I struggled so much with the intended audience of this book.
Obviously I published it with a Christian publisher, but I'm not evangelical, and I knew that some people would get that impression from the label of Christian.
I knew the main audience would probably be white progressive Christians/church leaders.
But I also wanted a book that BIPOC could read as they navigate identity.
I wanted a book that people who are mixed race/ethnicity/culture could read and feel safe reading.
I knew that there were at least a few other Natives out there who grew up Christian and are asking what to do with that reality.
I hoped they might read it.
I've said before that this book is sort of a big question mark. I don't want to give you exact answers for how to navigate your belonging & identity.
But I want to call us to collective truth-telling & decolonization.
I hope that you receive that invitation in #NativeBook.
To everyone who has sent private messages, who is struggling through all of this, asking who Jesus actually is, and what the legacy of American Christianity has done---
thank you.
Don't give up.
We can ask these questions together.
Here's a link to order the book, or please order through your fav local bookstore!
bakerbookhouse.com/products/41900
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