Is it possible to ensure an equivalent theological education for Native North American people using radically different philosophies and significantly altered delivery methods that take Native worldview into account? If a real possibility to undertake such a task exists, what might a program for doing so look like? In this article, we explore the development and work of NAIITS — a unique approach to biblical, theological and missiological education that addresses itself to historic challenges in the education of Native North American peoples by proposing some radical shifts in thinking.
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