The stories are told in chronological order. Gorgeously illustrated by video game and comic book artist Nick Thornborrow, Stories of the Saints inspires with accounts of supernatural strength (both inner and bodily) and courage of ordinary people who answered God’s call. Stories of the Saints By Carey Wallace, Illustrations by Nick Thornborrow (Workman Publishing Company, 2020)Ĭarey Wallace’s stunning new book, Stories of the Saints, recalls tales of real people who struggled through difficult times but held to their hope and faith. It is time for the white church to pay attention.
Curtice reminds me that the work of dismantling systems of oppression is integrally bound with ecological justice. She paints a sacramental worldview-an indigenous worldview-where the divine calls out from Earth’s elements: wind, water, fire, and dirt. One of the most moving parts of this book for me is Curtice’s poetic descriptions of listening to lakes and wondering what wisdom the trees carry. The work she describes is always done in partnership with the natural world. I must be part of the work, part of the questions, and part of the solutions.”
How can individual Christians and congregations engage this most painful, essential work? Curtice’s reflection on her calling serves as a guidepost: “For the church to become better than what it has been, I must be all that I am, someone who jumps into difficult conversations because they are necessary. Her story is marked by pressure to assimilate from her evangelical church and a drive to unearth her indigenous roots.Ĭritiquing Christianity’s complicity in and perpetuation of white supremacy, she writes, “If the church truly wants to become more inclusive, it has to face its past, its complicity and silence in the oppression, genocide, and removal of indigenous peoples throughout history, all over the earth, but specifically in North America.”
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Curtice’s new book, Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God, gifts readers with an indigenous perspective of the pitfalls and potential of Christianity-and how to find God in the midst of the mess.Ĭurtice refers to herself as “white-coded,” a descendant of both Potawatomi and European people who can pass as white. Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God By Kaitlin B.
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