Ladder to the Light (excerpts from Rev. Steven Charleston)

Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder's Meditations on Hope and Courage (2021) is a brilliant book on becoming a better society, which bridges Native American and Christian worldviews. We share this micro-synopsis of the book and recommend it!

Chapter 1: Faith
Chapter 2: Blessing
Chapter 3: Hope
Chapter 4: Community
Chapter 5: Action
Chatper 6: Truth
Chapter 7: Renewal
Chapter 8: Transformation.

“Transformation is what we all create together when we give more than we take.”

“Time is not as important as meaning.”

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Visit Broadleaf Books to purchase / learn more. Steven Charleston is a Native American elder, a citizen of the Choctaw Nation, and a bishop in the Episcopal Church. He has served many bridging-roles, including: national director for Native American ministries in the Episcopal Church, a tenured professor of Systematic Theology at Luther Seminary, American Episcopal Bishop of Alaska, and President and Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is also an accomplished author of spiritual resources for persons of all faith traditions. His mission is to offer inspiration and encouragement to all those who seek to walk a sacred path through daily life.  Mr. Charleston comes from a family with a long history of service. His great-grandfather and grandfather were both ordained pastors who preached in their native language in rural communities throughout the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Following in their footsteps, Steven was ordained at Wakpala, South Dakota, on the Standing Rock Reservation in the 1970s.  In 2014, Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, named a building after him to honor his work in inter-faith cooperation. Visit StevenCharleston.com for more.

The Kiva ladder photo shown above is by Elizabeth Rose Art Shop. Visit her on the web to purchase a copy.

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