Ladder to the Light
An Indigenous Elder's Meditations on Hope and Courage
Minneapolis : Broadleaf Books, [2021]
Format: Book
Description: 171 pages ; 21 cm
"Native America knows something about cultivating resilience and resisting darkness. Choctaw elder and Episcopal priest Steven Charleston offers words of hard-won hope, rooted in daily conversations with the Spirit and steeped in Indigenous wisdom. For all who yearn for hope, "Ladder to the Light" is a book of comfort, truth, and challenge in a time of anguish and fear. Night will not last forever. Together we can climb toward the light." -- back cover
Contents:
Contents : Introduction: The vision of the kiva -- Chapter 1 : The rung of faith -- Chapter 2 : The rung of blessing -- Chapter 3 : The rung of hope -- Chapter 4 : The rung of community -- Chapter 5 : The rung of action -- Chapter 6 : The rung of truth -- Chapter 7 : The rung of renewal -- Chapter 8 : The rung of transformation -- Afterword : The emergence.
Subjects:
Episcopal Church -- Liturgy -- Meditations.
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Religion.
Indians of North America -- Religion.
Choctaw Indians -- Religion.
Meditations.
Hope -- Religious aspects -- Meditations.
Love -- Religious aspects -- Meditations.
Courage -- Religious aspects -- Meditations.
Indians of North America -- Southern States -- Religion.
Indigenous peoples -- North America.
Resilience (Personality trait) -- Religious aspects -- Meditations.
Spiritualism.
Choctaw Nation -- Religion.
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Episcopal Church -- Liturgy -- Meditations.
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Religion.
Indians of North America -- Religion.
Choctaw Indians -- Religion.
Meditations.
Hope -- Religious aspects -- Meditations.
Love -- Religious aspects -- Meditations.
Courage -- Religious aspects -- Meditations.
Indians of North America -- Southern States -- Religion.
Indigenous peoples -- North America.
Resilience (Personality trait) -- Religious aspects -- Meditations.
Spiritualism.
Choctaw Nation -- Religion.
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
ISBN:
9781506465739
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
RELIGION Spirituality Cha | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | Held |
"Note: the author is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation."