The Pipe and ChristSpiritually called to take part in Lakota Sioux rituals, the author was led to experiences extremely different from his upbringing. Investigations led him into experiences that were foreign and awesome; for example, that there are not only spirits of Heaven and Hell but also of Earth. Searching for understanding, he consulted the medicine men of the Rosebud Indian Reservation to help him reconcile the many apparent theological and spiritual incompatiblities between these two religions. |
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Personal Story | 1 |
The Medicine Men and Pastors Meeting | 13 |
MakingARelative Ceremony and Baptism | 21 |
Copyright | |
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