Book
Ladder to the light : an indigenous elder's meditations on hope and courage
Publication Information
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Broadleaf Books, [2021]
Physical Description
171 pages ; 22 cm
Summary
"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
Notes
"Note: the author is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation."
Contents
- Introduction: Vision of the Kiva
- Rung of Faith
- Rung of Blessing
- Rung of Hope
- Rung of Community
- Rung of Action
- Rung of Truth
- Rung of Renewal
- Rung of Transformation
- Afterword : The emergence.
Subjects
- 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.