Indigenous Theology and the Western Worldview

A Decolonized Approach to Christian Doctrine

By: Randy S. Woodley, H. Daniel Zacharias - editor

Narrated by: Kaipo Schwab

Written in an accessible, conversational style that incorporates numerous stories and questions, this book exposes the weaknesses of a Western worldview through a personal engagement with Indigenous theology. Randy Woodley critiques the worldview that undergirds the North American church by dismantling assumptions regarding early North American histories and civilizations, offering a comparative analysis of worldviews, and demonstrating a decolonized approach to Christian theology.

Woodley explains that Western theology has settled for a particular view of God and has perpetuated that basic view for hundreds of years, but Indigenous theology originates from a completely different DNA. Instead of beginning with God-created humanity, it begins with God-created place. Instead of emphasizing individualism, it emphasizes a corporateness that encompasses the whole community of creation. And instead of being about the next world, it is about the tangibility of our lived experiences in this present world. The book encourages listeners to reject the many problematic aspects of the Western worldview and to convert to a worldview that is closer to that of both Indigenous traditions and Jesus.

©2022 Randy S. Woodley (P)2022 eChristian

A Timeless Classic

The western world needs indigenous voices and deeper discussion that’s presented in this book. Now more than ever our youth and adults are breaking down into addictions, weakness, and fear, causing self suffering and depression. The principle between western society and indigenous society is something essential before the west collapses.

Clear and concise presentation

This book how to clear and concise integration of indigenous, spirituality, and Christianity. Jesus’ teachings has a lot more in common with indigenous spirituality and we’ve been led to believe.

Life Changing

I want to truly Let go and Let God. I would love to go to one of his Sweat Lodge sessions. I don’t want to be fearful of it. I want to find a way to join community and not be uncomfortable with others. I am so isolated, from family and friends. I don’t know where I belong. But I understand better now, after listening to this book, why I feel this way and why I find myself living this isolated life. It wasn’t all of my own making, but I am a product of a long line of individualized mindsets.

Insightful, Challenging, and Enlightening!

As a Native American Jesus Follower, this work helped bridge many of the gaps of the two worldviews that seem to be at odds with each other! Even with working out many of my western worldview and battling the cultural suppression taught by most non-native evangelicals, this was still challenging Even for me! There is tremendous wisdom in this work and it is communicated in a unique manner Narrative! most Theological work is usually dry and extremely academic, but this has many truth nuggets embedded within the wisdom of an elder!

how practical it was. Randy provides historical and provocative insights and challenges my theology.

I was challenged, inspired and convicted. Randy provides a comprehensive analysis of the damages done by dysfunctional theology and how that colonial theology is embedded throughout America. it was very compelling and should be apart of all seminars!