The Gospel of Genocide and the Good News of Jesus Christ: From Victim to Victor in First Nations Ministry

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to articulate reasons why the Native American is both sleeping and a giant.  In order to explain why the Native American is sleeping, I will combat biblically and theologically some of the subtle and not so subtle theological causes for imperialism or cultural genocide in America’s history and missionary enterprise.  In order to explain why the Native American is a giant, I will argue that pre-modern channels such as those found among the indigenous people of North America, when redeemed by Christ, provide strategic inroads for the Good News to penetrate the hearts and imaginations of post-modern culture.