Bishop commits to reconciling faiths

Steven Charleston believes that Christianity can work within indigenous cultures

By Pat Gee

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 19, 2012

~~<p>Episcopal Bishop Steven Charleston, a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, said he once struggled to reconcile his Christian faith with the culture of his Native American roots — a challenge with which some Native Hawaiians and other indigenous people can identify.</p>
<p>Charleston said in a recent interview that Christianity's "universal concepts of love and other teachings are acceptable to everyone on the planet. We can't let Jesus be put in a culture box and held prisoner or made hostage to any group of people. Any human being from any race or tradition can hear the voice of Jesus and recognize themselves in what he's saying."</p>
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Episcopal Bishop Steven Charleston, a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, said he once struggled to reconcile his Christian faith with the culture of his Native American roots — a challenge with which some Native Hawaiians and other indigenous people can identify.

Charleston said in a recent interview that Christianity's "universal concepts of love and other teachings are acceptable to everyone on the planet. We can't let Jesus be put in a culture box and held prisoner or made hostage to any group of people. Any human being from any race or tradition can hear the voice of Jesus and recognize themselves in what he's saying." Login for more...