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Steven Charleston (born February 15, 1949) is a retired American Episcopal bishop and academic. He was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska from 1991 to 1996, and dean of Episcopal Divinity School, from 1999 to 2008.[1]

Early life and education

Charleston was born and grew up in Oklahoma and is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. In 1971 he received a bachelor's degree in religion from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, followed by a master's degree in divinity from Episcopal Divinity School in 1976.[1]

Ordained ministry

He later worked in Native American ministries and held various teaching positions.[1]

In 1999, following the divisions exposed by the previous year's Lambeth Conference, he was the author of the Cambridge Accord: an attempt to reach agreement on at least the human rights of homosexual people, notwithstanding controversy within the Anglican Communion about the churches' views of homosexuality.[2]

As of 2017 Charleston was adjunct professor of Native American ministries at Saint Paul School of Theology, based at Oklahoma City University.[3] Via the web at the same time he described himself as a "Native American elder, author, and retired Episcopal bishop", and maintained a public presence through his Facebook page of daily spiritual reflections.[4] He has self-published several volumes of these reflections, plus two novels of a planned trilogy, through his company Red Moon Publications.[5]

Bibliography

  • Charleston, Steven (1994). Good News From Native America: The Words and Witness of Bishop Steven Charleston. ASIN B00A5WP3IC.
  • Charleston, Steven (2014). Good News: A Scriptural Path to Reconciliation. Forward Movement. ISBN 978-0880283816.
  • Charleston, Steven; Robinson, Elaine (2015). Coming Full Circle: Constructing Native Christian Theology. Fortress Press. ISBN 978-1451487985.
  • Charleston, Steven (2015). The Four Vision Quests of Jesus. Morehouse Publishing. ISBN 978-0819231734.
  • Charleston, Steven (2021). Ladder to the Light. Broadleaf Books. ISBN 978-1506465739.
  • Self-published annual collections of Charleston's daily reflections:
    • Charleston, Steven (2011). Cloud Walking. Red Moon Publications. ISBN 978-0-9851419-2-9.
    • Charleston, Steven (2012). Hope As Old As Fire. Red Moon Publications. ISBN 978-0-9851419-0-5.
    • Charleston, Steven (2013). Climbing Stairs of Sunlight. Red Moon Publications. ISBN 978-0-9851419-6-7.
    • Charleston, Steven (2014). Arrows of Light. Red Moon Publications. ISBN 978-0-9851419-7-4.
    • Charleston, Steven (2015). Turn to the Wild Wind. Red Moon Publications. ISBN 978-0-9851419-9-8.
    • Charleston, Steven (2023). Spirit Wheel: Meditations from an Indigenous Elder. Broadleaf books. ISBN 978-1-5064-8665-9.
  • Self-published novels:
    • Charleston, Steven (2016). Bishop of Mars. Red Moon Publications. ISBN 978-0-9851419-3-6.
    • Charleston, Steven (2016). The Tao of Mars. Red Moon Publications. ISBN 978-0-9851419-8-1.
    • Charleston, Steven (2017). The Madonna of Mars. Red Moon Publications. ISBN 978-0-9987540-1-7.

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston". Day1. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ "The Cambridge Accord". Worldwide Faith News archives. 7 October 1999. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Native American Ministries". Saint Paul School of Theology. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Steven Charleston". Facebook. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Meet the Author". Red Moon Publications. Retrieved 9 March 2017.