God's Red Son Quotes

“understanding the excitement that drove this religion requires that we consider always the perspectives of the faithful.”
― Louis S. Warren, God's Red Son: The Ghost Dance Religion and the Making of Modern America

“For all their differences, holy rollers and Ghost Dancers had much in common. Americans who took up holiness sought to free the spirit by lifting the heavy hand of scientific rationalism and engaging emotionally with Christ . . . Parallel ideas circulated in the Ghost Dance, which advanced bodily healing and cultural resurgence through spirit intervention.”
― Louis S. Warren, God's Red Son: the Ghost Dance Religion and the Making of Modern America