Gerald McDermott

In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.

Crocodile wants to feast on Monkey's heart and Monkey must outsmart him if he is to enjoy eating mangoes all day.

The mischievous, shape-shifting Pig-Boy gets in trouble with both the King and Pele, the goddess of fire, but always manages to slip away as his grandmother has told him to do.

Coyote, who has a nose for trouble, insists that the crows teach him how to fly, but the experience ends in disaster for him.

This Pueblo Indian myth explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

Tasaku is a lowly cutter of stone who longs for power.

TV evangelist scandals. More varieties of Christianity than Baskin-Robbins has flavors. These are times of pluralism and disenchantment with organized religion. How do Christians today know which leaders and companions in faith to trust? For help, Gerald McDermott returns to the work of Jonathan Edwards, the eighteenth-century pracher and college president widely regarded as the greatest American Theologian ever. Edwards wrestled expertly with similar...

Gullible, stupid, yet wise, Anansi the Spider is a mischief maker who falls into many troubles.

An essential introduction to eight of the world's major religions. Gerald R. McDermott explains what you need to understand about major world religions in order to engage people of other faiths while better understanding your own Christian faith and practice. McDermott offers an overview of the central beliefs of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto. Each chapter includes explanations of traditions and...

Raven, a Pacific Coast Indian trickster, sets out to find the sun.