Dancing Our Prayers

Perspectives on Syncretism, Critical Contextualization and cultural Practices in First Nations Ministry. This booklet provides the reader with clear Biblical answers to the difficult questions being asked by Native believers today concerning the use of historical Native music, art, dance, symbolism, and ceremonial forms as legitimates expressions of Biblical worship. Can First Nations believers use their traditional style drums on Sunday morning? Can they write and arrange new worship choruses utilizing the traditional styles, sounds, and instruments of their tribal traditions? How about dance? This study guide will assist you to better understand how the unchanging truth of scripture can be applied in an indigenous people groups cultural context, without comprising the truths of scripture. Highly recommended by many! (Formerly "Syncretism.") Revised March, 2002.