Birth of a Dancing Star Mission Studies- History favoring instead the image of

favoring instead the image of the church as "communion

Catholic Press Association Book Award: Professional Books (1st Place)

is a professor of American Indian Cultures and Religious Traditions at Iliff School of Theology in Denver

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Birth of a Dancing Star Mission Studies- History favoring instead the image of"Thank God there is nothing linear in the lifeline of this book. Delio tells her rising, spiraling story with such transparent joy that she seizes every change of plan as a new dance move from God. Only out of chaos can a star be born, she says, welcoming us to take our own places in the rising, spiraling story of the universe." Barbara Brown Taylor, author, The Luminous Web"A fascinating account of Ilia Delio's journey from traditional Catholic