03922cam a2200673Ki 4500 ocn905222016 OCoLC 20200709060339.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 150319s2015 nbu ob s000 0aeng d N$T eng rda pn N$T OCLCO N$T 9780803274273 electronic bk. 0803274270 electronic bk. 9780803254343 0803254342 9780803274259 (epub) 9780803274266 (mobi) (OCoLC)905222016 967384 (N$T) n-us--- BL73.W428 A3 2015eb BIO 018000 bisacsh OCC 019000 bisacsh OCC 036000 bisacsh REL 070000 bisacsh REL 022000 bisacsh REL 062000 bisacsh 204.092 23 SOC021000 REL062000 bisacsh N$TA Welsch, Roger L. The reluctant pilgrim : a skeptic's journey into native mysteries / Roger Welsch. Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, [2015] 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "Forty years ago, while paging through a book sent as an unexpected gift from a friend, Roger Welsch came across a curious reference to stones that were round, "like the sun and moon." According to Tatonka-ohitka, Brave Buffalo (Sioux), these stones were sacred. "I make my request of the stones and they are my intercessors," Brave Buffalo explained. Moments later, another friend appeared at Welsch's door bearing yet another unusual gift: a perfectly round white stone found on top of a mesa in Colorado. So began Welsch's lesson from stones, gifts that always presented themselves unexpectedly: during a walk, set aside in an antique store, and in the mail from complete strangers. The Reluctant Pilgrim shares a skeptic's spiritual journey from his Lutheran upbringing to the Native sensibilities of his adoptive families in both the Omaha and Pawnee tribes. Beginning with those round stones, increasing encounters during his life prompted Welsch to confront a new way of learning and teaching as he was drawn inexorably into another world. Confronting mainstream contemporary culture's tendency to dismiss the magical, mystical, and unexplained, Welsch shares his personal experiences and celebrates the fact that even in our scientific world, "Something Is Going On," just beyond our ken. "-- Provided by publisher. "An honest and revealing description of one skeptic's spiritual journey from his Lutheran upbringing to Native sensibilities"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references. Print version record. Welsch, Roger L. Religion. Spiritual biography United States. Anthropologists Religious life United States. Folklorists Religious life United States. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies. bisacsh RELIGION / Spirituality. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious bisacsh BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth bisacsh BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / General bisacsh RELIGION / Christianity / General bisacsh RELIGION / Devotional bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Welsch, Roger L. Reluctant pilgrim 9780803254343 (DLC) 2014040790 (OCoLC)894937052 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=967384 EBSCOhost EBSC 967384 02 N$T 56155 56155