Honoring Elders

Honoring Elders

Author: Michael D. McNally

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2009-08-06

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 0231518250

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Like many Native Americans, Ojibwe people esteem the wisdom, authority, and religious significance of old age, but this respect does not come easily or naturally. It is the fruit of hard work, rooted in narrative traditions, moral vision, and ritualized practices of decorum that are comparable in sophistication to those of Confucianism. Even as the dispossession and policies of assimilation have threatened Ojibwe peoplehood and have targeted the traditions and the elders who embody it, Ojibwe and other Anishinaabe communities have been resolute and resourceful in their disciplined respect for elders. Indeed, the challenges of colonization have served to accentuate eldership in new ways. Using archival and ethnographic research, Michael D. McNally follows the making of Ojibwe eldership, showing that deference to older women and men is part of a fuller moral, aesthetic, and cosmological vision connected to the ongoing circle of life a tradition of authority that has been crucial to surviving colonization. McNally argues that the tradition of authority and the authority of tradition frame a decidedly indigenous dialectic, eluding analytic frameworks of invented tradition and naïve continuity. Demonstrating the rich possibilities of treating age as a category of analysis, McNally provocatively asserts that the elder belongs alongside the priest, prophet, sage, and other key figures in the study of religion.


Honoring Elders

Honoring Elders

Author: Michael David McNally

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 0231145039

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Using archival and ethnographic research, Michael D. McNally follows the making of Ojibwe eldership, showing that deference to older women and men is part of a fuller moral, aesthetic, and cosmological vision connected to the ongoing circle of life and tradition of authority that has been crucial to surviving colonization.


Honoring Our Elders

Honoring Our Elders

Author: William W. Fitzhugh

Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

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Honoring African American Elders

Honoring African American Elders

Author: Anne Streaty Wimberly

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published: 1997-01-10

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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This book examines the church2s vital role in the lives of African American elders and the critical need to prepare church leaders to respond effectively. The authors propose concrete ways for churches to make this type of ministry a reality for the benefit of the elders and the vitality of the whole community.


Respect for the Elderly

Respect for the Elderly

Author: Kyu-t'ak Sŏng

Publisher: University Press of America

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9780761845300

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This book is concerned with the fundamental issues of elder respect, how it is practiced and perceived in the broad context of human service settings, and with the resolution of those issues. The writings presented in this book describe the role of elder respect in health, social work, religious, and cultural and ethnic settings. The authors aim for elder respect to be better understood by professionals in human services as well as by those people who care for elderly relatives in the East and the West. Book jacket.


Wisdom of the Elders

Wisdom of the Elders

Author: David Suzuki

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 1993-09-01

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0553372637

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An in-depth, meticulously documented exploration of the ecological wisdom of Native Peoples from around the world Arranged thematically, Wisdom of the Elders contains sacred stories and traditions on the interrelationships between humans and the environment as well as perspectives from modern science, which more often than not validate the sacred, ancient Wisdom of the Elders. Native peoples and environments discussed range from the Inuit Arctic and the Native Americans of the Northwest coast, the Sioux of the Plains, and the Pueblo, Hopi, and Navajo of the Southwest to the Australian Outback, to the rich, fecund tropics of Africa, Malaysia, and the Amazon. “Our technological civilization is speeding toward a violent collision with nature, and we are threatening the ability of the Earth—our home—to support life as we know it. Suzuki and Knudtson’s extraordinary work powerfully reminds us that we are indeed one with the Earth. We are truly indebted to them for charting for us the course toward a healthy and sustaining relationship with our planet.”—Vice President Al Gore


Exploring the New Testament in Asia

Exploring the New Testament in Asia

Author: Samson L. Uytanlet

Publisher: Langham Publishing

Published: 2024-08-31

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1786410419

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There is a growing recognition that God’s design is for us to read Scripture alongside the whole church in all of its cultural and linguistic diversity. Exploring the New Testament in Asia is a textbook for students and scholars of the New Testament to help the church hear and see the good news of Jesus anew. This collection of essays offers theological reflections on New Testament themes from Asian perspectives, while addressing contextual issues in light of the New Testament. Touching on topics such as salvation, holiness, poverty, ethnic tensions, reconciliation, honoring elders, persecution, and hospitality, the scholars in this book demonstrate the importance of a varied contemporary context for understanding the New Testament. The result is a theological contribution that is both contextually relevant and biblically faithful.


Tea with Grandpa

Tea with Grandpa

Author: Barney Saltzberg

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1466865377

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Spending time with Grandpa is always fun. Singling, laughing, eating, and playing. And when it's time to say goodbye, It won't be for long because He's never too far away to have tea. In this sweetly simple, rhyming picture book by acclaimed author/artist Barney Saltzberg, a little girl tells us about her daily tea ritual with her grandfather where they sing and laugh and clink their teacups with the help of their computers and a video chat. A Neal Porter Book


Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus

Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus

Author: David Platt

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1433680025

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Edited by David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, this new commentary series, projected to be 48 volumes, takes a Christ- centered approach to expositing each book of the Bible. Rather than a verse-by-verse approach, the authors have crafted chapters that explain and apply key passages in their assigned Bible books. Readers will learn to see Christ in all aspects of Scripture, and they will be encouraged by the devotional nature of each exposition. Projected contributors to the series include notable authors such as Russell D. Moore, Al Mohler, Matt Chandler, Francis Chan, Mark Dever, and others.