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Title: God Is Red: A Native View of Religion by Vine, Jr. Deloria, Leslie Marmon Silko, George E. Tinker ISBN: 1-55591-176-5 Publisher: North Amer Pr Pub. Date: June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.71 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: God is Red: YES, she certainly is!
Comment: This is the best book I have ever read. The only reason someone whould criticize this book is because it makes them take a look at the absurdity of their own beleifs and forces them to face up to the legacy of racism, oppression, bigotry and hatred that go hand in hand with the Christian religion. No non-native person has the right to critisize Deloria, because he is simply stating truths that he has come to know from his experience as a Native American. Basically, this book encompases virtually everything that I, and others with my naturalistic mindset embrace, and everything that the conservative, fundamentalist, religious right types hate and fear. This book is freedom. And it is freedom for all people, of any color or culture;freedom to live in a world full of beauty and warmth, freedom to let one's spirit soar without fear of oppression. I suppose you can try to knock Deloria for extremely minute innacuracies, but to do so is to completely miss the point of what he is trying to say. Actually, NOTHING in this book is innacurate, because Deloria is speaking about his people's and his personal experiences. Lastly, this book represents a complete revolution in the Western world. We finally have a non-white person from a native, earth based culture who is applying the very same methods of critisizm to western culture that western culture has used in the past. The only difference is that Deloria does not need to rely on rasicm or myths to get his message across, the way westerners do. The reason for this is that Deloria speaks the truth, and forces us to see western culture for what it truly is.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent...
Comment: Well, after years of the Western tradition doing 'comparative' studies of other cultures it finally gets analyzed in the same manner by someone from a different culture. Deloria is a well-known member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe who is also an author, scholar, philosopher and lawyer. Utilizing precisely the same methods practiced by the Christian-based, scientific-minded culture perpetuated in our present Universities he deftly slices open Christianity from his point of view.
Deloria's main thesis is to remind us that "we are a part of nature, not a transcendent species with no responsibility to the natural world." He makes this point in numerous ways, often in a very witty manner. I have no doubt this makes those entrenched in our Western condition very uncomfortable but it is healthy medicine for the insanity of the times. I also have no doubt his views make those with 'authentic Indian names', no doubt given at a three-day retreat, very uncomfortable.
Welcome to reality. The reality of forced sterilization, funded by the churches and government, and the the reality of children who were "rescued" to residential schools and force-fed Western culture. This book aptly exposes the hypocrisy and malaise affecting Christianity at this time.
It is only somewhat scholarly in style - compared to many such books, particularly Said's classic, this is an easy read. Enjoy even if it makes you squirm.
Rating: 2
Summary: God is Red? I don't think so.
Comment: I really did not care for this book.
The Author uses quotes to push his anti-"christian" agenda.
I too have a bias against "christianity" because of the way I was treated by *some* "christians".
I will never take the "christian" path; but I have no right to influence other people to take a path I follow, or to try to persuade you NOT to take a specific path because I have a strong dislike for it.
If "christianity" works for you; Fine. I suggest for people to explore different paths and follow the one that answers more of your spiritual questions.
The entire reason for a spiritual practise is to get in touch with the creative force whether you call it God, the Great Spirit, Jehovah, Sugmad, the Source, Universe, etc. Two Bears
Wah doh Ogedoda (We give thanks Great Spirit)
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Title: Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto by Vine, Jr. Deloria ISBN: 0806121297 Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Red Earth, White Lies: Native Americans and the Myth of Scientific Fact by Vine, Jr. Deloria ISBN: 1555913881 Publisher: Fulcrum Pub Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Spirit & Reason: The Vine Deloria, Jr., Reader by Vine Jr. Deloria, Barbara Deloria, Kristen Foehner, Sam Scinta, Samuel Scinta, Wilma P. Mankiller ISBN: 1555914306 Publisher: Fulcrum Pub Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Indian Heritage of America by Alvin M. Josephy ISBN: 0395573203 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 26 August, 1991 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Evolution, Creationism, and Other Modern Myths: A Critical Inquiry by Vine Deloria ISBN: 1555911595 Publisher: Fulcrum Pub Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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