Deloria directs some pretty harsh sentiments in the direction of Christianity. As a native American, he has that prerogative, because Christians have done a lot of damage to his people in the name of God. But too often his depiction of Christianity is more caricature than characterization, and he lobs his grenades at an enemy that is not representative of all of us. I know many Christians who have a deep respect for the earth, who consider themselves to be part of creation, not apart from it, and who are willing and able to respect and learn from other religious traditions. Deloria paints in strokes that are often far too broad, and his argument suffers because of it.