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Author:

Charleston, Steven, 1949- author.

Title:

Ladder to the light : an indigenous elder's meditations on hope and courage / Steven Charleston.

Publisher:

Broadleaf Books,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

171 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

Indigenous peoples--North America--Religion.
Indians of North America--Religion.
Choctaw Indians--Religion.
Choctaw Nation--Religion.
Meditations.
Hope--Religious aspects--Meditations.
Love--Religious aspects--Meditations.
Courage--Religious aspects--Meditations.
Episcopal Church--Liturgy--Meditations.
Indians of North America--Southern States--Religion.
Indigenous peoples--North America.
Resilience (Personality trait)--Religious aspects--Meditations.
Spiritualism.
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Notes:

"Note: the author is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation."

Contents:

Contents : Afterword : The emergence. 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.

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

ISBN:

1506465730
9781506465739

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1173993586

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)