Native Americans, Christianity, and the Reshaping of the American Religious Landscape New edition

“Martin and Nicholas’ valuable essay collection . . . incorporates multiple disciplines, including history, religious studies, Native American studies, anthropology, and literary studies. . . . Each essay is well researched, eloquently written, and significant to the understanding of Native experiences in and with Christianity. An important contribution to a variety of disciplines, most importantly US Christianity, Native peoples and U.S. history. Highly recommended.” — CHOICE

“[An] outstanding collection of twelve essays….[which] break new ground because they are the product of serious, insightful, and well-grounded scholarship.” — Church History

“These essays contribute valuably to a healthy scholarship on indigenous Christianities . . . . [and] capture a crucial insight.” — Catholic Historical Review

“An important, wide-ranging, and insightful collection of essays. Readers interested in cross-cultural exchange, and in the history of Christianity in early America will benefit from its ideas and findings.” — Journal of Southern Religion

“This remarkable collection of essays demonstrates that what is being said in Native American Studies is well worth hearing.” — The Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians

“This is an excellent book, poised to make a major contribution to the fields of early American history, Native American history, and American religious history. The contributors are all well-established scholars who bring cross-disciplinary dialogue and borrowing to this interesting, timely, and significant topic.” — Richard Pointer, author of Encounters of the Spirit: Native Americans and European Colonial Religion

“This is an illuminating, interdisciplinary volume that highlights the religious encounters of Native Americans and Christian missionaries in colonial and nineteenth-century America. Martin and Nicholas have assembled a wonderful group of scholars, and the scope and depth of the essays are excellent.” ― Jace Weaver, director, Institute of Native American Studies, University of Georgia

“This is an illuminating, interdisciplinary volume that highlights the religious encounters of Native Americans and Christian missionaries in colonial and nineteenth-century America. Martin and Nicholas have assembled a wonderful group of scholars, and the scope and depth of the essays are excellent.” — Jace Weaver, director, Institute of Native American Studies, University of Georgia