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By Dr. Randy Woodley
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Native and Christian?
What kind of impact does dualistic thinking have on one’s theology?
What role does the Bible play when we talk about Indigenous theology?
Why might the Gospel not be considered “good news” for Indigenous people?
How can Jesus be accessed outside of scripture?
“Christianity promised all these things: development, hope, etc., etc. But for Indigenous people, it only delivered oppression and death and bad news. It was the bad news of the Gospel.” – Randy Woodley
“I don’t even think Jesus wanted to start a religion. I think he wanted to start a movement in all religions and in all places, and I think if he would have started a religion, it would look nothing like Western Christianity.” – Randy Woodley
Earthkeepers in Circlewood Podcast
INDIGENIZING OUR WORLDVIEWS: A NATIVE VISION FOR EARTHKEEPING, WITH RANDY WOODLEY
Forrest Enslee talks to Randy with a focus on a Native theology of land and environment—a subject of particular interest to Earthkeepers, who have come to understand the Western world’s desperate need for new ways of being in and with creation.
Listen now.
Listen now.
Faith + Justice Network
An interview with Randy hosted by D.L. Mayfield, author of The Myth of the American Dream. Danielle convo's with Randy about spiritual practices, dualism, hospitality, and viewing Jesus from a different perspective.
A Conversation with Randy Woodley on Deconstruction
How to make sense of the cultural shift we find ourselves in, why deconstruction is necessary and how the path forward is a return to hospitality.
Co-Authored the Boston Declaration
Dr. Randy Woodley was one of several people to ideate and draft the Boston Declaration. Inspired by the Barmen Declaration, the Boston Declaration contends that following Jesus today means fighting poverty, economic exploitation, racism, sexism, and all forms of oppression from the deepest wells of our faith.
Decolonizing the Western Worldview
Read Kollbri terre Sonnenblume interview with Dr. Randy Woodley for the book, “The Failures of Farming & the Necessity of Wildtending.” We create cultures from our worldview and we also create our worldview from our cultures. When you grow with the land you learn how to make an even exchange. But when you come into a new place with another worldview from a another land and another culture, it’s a little harder unless you’re open to understanding what’s really happening here, what reality is in this place.