God Is Red

A Native View of Religion

By: Vine Deloria Jr.

Narrated by: Wes Studi, Bobby Bridger

First published in 1972, Vine Deloria Jr.'s God Is Red remains the seminal work on native religious views, asking new questions about our species and our ultimate fate. Celebrating five decades in publication with a special 50th-anniversary edition.

©2003 Vine Deloria, Jr. (P)2022 Robert Durham

A must read for our time

This book is a must read/listen to give perspective to our social constructs and current environmental state. It is a call to listen to the wisdom of native/aboriginal cultures and change our colonial, capitalistic ways.

Remains a Masterpiece!

Deloria’s work shines above all others who attempt to explain the phenomenon of religion and it’s failings.

Transformative

The book itself is magnificent. The production by Bobby Bridger excellent. The voice performance by Wes Studie superb.

Excellent perspective

This is a very well presented and very well researched view of how religion has evolved and how it has oppressed. I wish everyone would read this and give themselves an opportunity to have a different perspective and an open mind. I don't know what it will take to wake people up.

Understanding my Native Family

I was enthralled with the present SD accent first. My connection has been with Rosebud Indian Reservation. My journey began in 1962 when I married. I gave birth to my son. This gave me a beautiful granddaughter and my great granddaughter. In the first year of marriage, I found another level of love by adopting a 2 year old daughter from Rosebud. She was the natural daughter of my husband. She then had 4 children, giving me multiple great grandchildren. I was fascinated by all the knowledge I learned from these experiences.

What drove me to read this book was to understand the Indian religion when compared to my deep faith as a United Methodist Church member. I wanted to understand my granddaughter who was raised with Indian traditions. She has been with me for 10 years. I wanted to be educated in the comparison of Christianity.

This book in it's rendition of faith disturbed me greatly. My belief was attacked by this author. yes, the white man has done ghastly acts against people who were here First! I find all this to agree with my thoughts. However, the attack on Christ was most disturbing. This author made fun of my belief of how we have been ridiculous. He gave no respect but hatred. I think his belief that WHITE CHRISTIANITY was why all problems of native people exists. He gave an untrue description of Christianity. He mentioned there are no deep faith people like the beginning of man. There are many who are experiencing true faith as in the Bible.

I respect the all the information that I know to be true with the exception of Jesus Christ.

In summation, I loved the expansive history that has been presented to my reading. I only wish in one area, we could show one another that today this 80 year old white woman dose not represent the racist white people of the time when the two peoples came together. Please read this book for all who want shared love and respect.