{"product_id":"how-western-christianity-got-it-wrong","title":"How Western Christianity Got It Wrong","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeloved author, spiritual leader, and Indigenous wisdom keeper Randy Woodley (\u003cem\u003eBecoming Rooted\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJourney to Eloheh\u003c\/em\u003e) returns to expose how Western Christianity has distorted Jesus's original message. In the process, he offers healing alternatives rooted in Indigenous wisdom and practices to follow Jesus outside of institutional Christianity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesus never intended to start a religion that would justify stealing land, enslaving people, or destroying creation. So how did we get here?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Western Christianity Got It Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed author Randy Woodley, of mixed white and Native American heritage, traces how a brown man from Nazareth who never lost his connection to the whole community of creation became the poster child for empire-building and environmental destruction. The faith that bears his name crafted theologies that rationalize greed, violence, and colonization--everything Jesus actually opposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoodley exposes the ideas that poisoned Christianity's well, how the Western church won a monopoly on sin and salvation, and how violent atonement theories replaced the healing message Jesus lived. Drawing on Indigenous wisdom that was flourishing on Turtle Island long before missionaries arrived, Woodley reveals what Jesus's liberating message looks like when freed from imperial frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicture communities where creation is family, not commodity. Where healing happens through relationship, not transaction. Where Creator speaks through many voices and welcomes all who walk in love. This is the Jesus Way as it was meant to be--not a system of control but a path of wholeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736137347226,"sku":"9830","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/uuabookstore.org\/products\/how-western-christianity-got-it-wrong","provider":"inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}