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ìThis novel has its eye on history and manages an understanding of two cultures that claimed the same land.î-Diane Glancy, Native American playwright, poet, and author
ìI donít think faith, or its absence, has been so raw, so problematic, or so interesting since Dostoevsky. Iím not sure whether, in the end, Iíve read a mystery, a morality play, or a Western-but it is a great, passionate yarn.î-Rev./Dr. John Suk, editor in chief, The Banner magazine
ìGood luck putting this one down.î-Dr. David Mulder, historian and physician, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
ìThereís white people who canít take this without seeing the devil.î
Yes, thinks Jan Ellerbrook as he watches the Lakotaís mysterious, impassioned Ghost Dances. How could his serious, introspective fellow Dutch settlers see the Lakotaís wild and free dance as part of the worship of the same God?
Strained already, the atmosphere on the plains crackles when a Dutch hired hand is found dead. The settlers accuse the Lakota who insist on their innocence, and know much more than their honor is threatened. Their freedom, home, and very way of life are at stake.
Seen through the eyes of Jan and his wife, Dalitha, Touches the Sky probes a clash of cultures, lifestyle, and ways to know God and practice faith. Absorbing and sensitive, it seeks to understand the making of the West, the depths of humanity, and a God whom Jan admits ìcan seem as vast and unknown as the prairie.î James Calvin Schaap is a professor of English at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. Christianity Today declared his last novel, Romeyís Place, one of the best books of 1999. He has also received five top Evangelical Press Association fiction awards and four Associated Church Press awards.
Touches the Sky: A Novel,James C. Schaap,Revell,0800758927,Christian fiction,Dakota Territory,Dutch Americans,Fiction,Fiction - Religious,General,Historical - General,Immigrants,Literary,Religious - General,Religious - Historical
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