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CONTENTS
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ForeUJboyrLe ds lie MSair,lLm kgaoounn Paue lbo, VII
Auhtoifr C eermony anAdl manaocft heD ead
ForewboyrG de goerE .T inOksear/Cg, eh er,o kee xi
PifresifsA omre riIcnadnCi uanle tsau nrd
Regliio1ursa diatItifil fSo cnhsifo T ohello ogDy,e nver
Inotudrction xv
Chapter1 TheI ndiMaonv ement 1
Chapter2 TheI ndiaonfts h eA mericIamna ginoant i 23
Chapter3 TheR eligiCohuasl lenge 45
Chatper4 Thinikngi nT imea ndS pace 61
Chapter5 TheP roblem Corefa tion 77
Chapter6 TheC oncepotfH istyo r 97
Chapte7r TheS patPiraolb leomfH istyo r 113
Chapter8 Origionf R eliigon 133
Chapte9r Natruaaln dH ybriPdeo ples 149
Chapte1r0 Deatha ndR eliogni 165
Chapter1 1 HumanP ersonality 185
Chapte1r2 TheG roup 203
Chapte1r3 ChritisanaintdyC ontempoarry 219
AmericCaunl ture
Chapter1 4 TribaRle ligiaonndsC ontepmoarry 237
AmericCaunl ture
Chapte1r5 TheA boriginWaolrl da ndC hristiHains tyo r 257
Chapte1r6 SacrPelda caensd M oralR espnosiiblity 271
Chapte1r7 ReligiToodna y 287
Appencdeis 297
Bibglrapihoy 307
Index 313
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FOREWORD
LESLMIAERM ON SILKLOA,G UNPAU EBLO,
By
AUTHOR OFCE REMONY ANDA LMANAC OFTHE DEAD
No ONEW HOR EADVSIN ED ELORJIAR. 'BSO OSKr emanieuntsr .Va inles'
bookisnufl encoeudgr e nteiroaann da raesi mportatnoUt n itSetda tes
culrtahuli syta osar rbeo oksN obryam nM aliearn Tdo mW olefT.h iwsi ll
bea pepicratbeyfd ut urgee neirosanw theUn. Sh.i stcoesraeyts ob ef arbi
catfeordt hgeol yr oft he wmhai.ntW eha ti nuflencmeeda sa uynog
writwearsh idse fiaanttt ittouwdaetr hdpe o were iltewsh,e thietbr e
Chriiasntoirtt yh Ue. Sm.i liBtuaVtriny. e sw' asas epcisaolr otfd eficaen
thdate penodnte hdwe a rmotfhI ndiahnum oarn d thei nrtuelren aotfi onal
law-envetrht eh roefav tie onlce.
Thep ublciaitoonfG od Iwsa asR neixdol uyas waeidbt yal lo fu sV.i ne
waso uhre rCoou.r aguesloayn de loeqnlutyV,i neex eprsswehda atg reat
manoyfu sI nidafnlesat n tdh ohutHg.i wsr itsipnogfk oreg enaetripoansst ,
angde enroantsyi etto c omIett.o ogkr epaerts oncaoulr atgoes peoaukt
liVkien dei bda ctkh enr-emembaesrs,a tsosoidnkos w nD rK.i nagn d
MalcoXl imnt hsoey ear.s
Ic ould'wnta itto wsheaeVt i nhea dt os aayb uotC hristaista hnei ty
cauosfet h"egr eawte ankesosft" h Uen ietdS ttaeVsi.n hea die dnitefid
Ameircs"a 'grewaeta kn"ie nsh si1s69 9b est,sC eusltlDeeirref odrY ourS ins:
Considtehreh istoofrA ym ericcal oys.Ne elvehra s
Amerilcoaasw ta Wrh.e ne ngaignewd a rafrteh Uen ited
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Stahtaess aalpwpalytishe pedir nciopfol vee rkill and mer
cilesstsaelmdypi tosp poisoiintn to t.he.C .ods.nuis dte r
Vientamw,h erteh Uen itSeatdt ehsa asl redardoyep dp
more bbsto hmand iiddtu ring wtahre- call aasostsf i c
over.k.iBl.ulnt. a mieyf,o u can,p etathcheeUe nl iatsetd
StawtoensV. i cyty oesrb,u tth ciosu rnyht anse vmeard ae
succlelps escaefib ecapuesaerc eeq ueixrcenhsga iindge as,
concse,tph tohut,gsa ndr eocgniztihnfegca tt hattw o
distsiynscttoe flm eis f ceaxnit sotg etwihtehrco ountifl ct.
Cosnidheorwq uilcyk Amesreeimsct aob ef cainigta sl lies
ofo nwea ra sn ewe neimes.
InG oIdsR edV,i neex plhaoiwnC sh riiasntiitsth ye root tchaiuss e of
grea\"'y'rtc aknco:;f:;t heU niteSdt atetsh ei nabiltiort eypse cto rt olerate
thowsheoa rdei effernCtl.e yat,rl hwiesa knoefts hsUe n tieSdt ahtaeossn ly
worsenienrd ce enyte a,wr istwha rs afgoramienalrsl tiM easn uNeolr iega,
SdadaHmu sseainOdn s,a maB iLna deann,frd i icotwni tthh Feer ncahn d
Germn.asA merainwcso ulddow ellt or eaGdo IdRs e adg aibne,r etmion d
ed" whahta pepneidn t1h690es a nd1 790iss t hatthl eo goifWce stern
cultaunrdte h mee anionftg h Ceh rtiisawno rldv ietwh at supported the
institoufWte sitoencrsun l twuerroeeu t rubnyt heev enotfts h tei me."
IndeCehrdi,s tiwaanssi owt eya Gko,d wdaesaT dh.eI ndijaonko en
bumpsetri cwkae"sr Hesy -Godi sR ed-Shies nd'eta Gdo."dh aasl ways
beerne d tohnec soen ticnaelntlthesAed m eriAcnadGs o.d -MotEhaerrt h
Go-dandt hree ligoifto hniesn digecnmmuoounsi toifte hsAe m eriacraes
aliavnetd h riVviinnpegon .it osu tth feia luorfte h Ceh risctoinasnc ience:
We conduacl toenwdga ri nA sia wtahspa rto lopnrgied
mariflorpy o liiclta arseobnyst wop resnit,yds eehto tohf
themseen w ere appCahrriesnttiilngya o nossd t anding.
Promincehnutrl ceha dseurcashBs i lGlrya hdaimnd o cta ll
thetmoa cucnoatsb eianngitC -hriiasontrn on-rCiihsatns
fort hwea stoafhg uem alnei .f tIhGneu lWfar s omceh urch
leaddeirmdsa kaen e fforttop revbelnoto dbsuhtteh de,i r
religoibojuescsp t rioovinerldre evtaonG te ogreB us[hS ]r..
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FOREW O RD .to.
GodI sR edr eufsetsol etth eC hrtiisaonffst heh ook:
. .itf. h eex ploiotfoe lrwdse rneo t Cihsrti,wa hnysd indo t
thter uCeh ristriiasnesi nud pe fiaonftc he dee rogaotfi on
therierl ighieoruist aangdfe ai th.?. At.t hipso initnt he
clabseht weWeens teirnnd ustrainadlt ihsepm l aneatbo's
rigipneaolp lweesfi ,n dl itotrln eov oicceo rningfr om the
truCeh risttiopa rnesv ecnontt iunede xplooint.at i
Asa ccautraen dp rophetaisic tw ast hiryteya argso G,o dI sR eds hould
ber eaadn dr e-reaAdm ebryi cwahnosw antto u nderswthaynt dh Uen ited
Statkeeesp sl ositnhgep eacwea,ra tfewra rW.e IndianWse? d ont' sdaip
perab,u tD elorpiread ictthsee n do f Eoupreaenx apnsiiontn h weo rlda nd
cocnlueds:
Who wilfiln dp eacwei tht hel andTsh?e f uturoe f
humankilnidwe asi tifonrtg h owsheo w ilclo met ou nder
stantdh eliirv aensd t akuep therire sponsibtioal lilt ies
livitnhgi nWghso. w illl istteotn h ete rest,h ea nimaalnsd
bidrs,t hev oiceosft hep lacoefst h el andA?st hel ong
forgottpeeonp leosft her esepcitvec otninenrtissa en d
beignt or eclatihme ainrc iehnetr ittahgeewy,i ldli scover
them eanionfgt hel andosft heainrc es.tT ohraists w hen
thein vadoefrt sh e North Acmoetnriinceawnnit lfi ln ally
disvceort haftor t hilsa nGdo,d i sr ed.
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