Unsettling truths : the ongoing, dehumanizing legacy of the doctrine of discovery / Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah.
Material type: TextPublisher: Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, ©2019Description: 234 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780830845255
- 0830845259
- United States -- Race relations -- Religious aspects -- History
- Christianity and politics -- United States -- History
- Christianity and culture -- United States -- History
- Indians of North America -- Colonization -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
- Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation -- United States -- History
- White supremacy movements -- Religious aspects
- 261.7 23
- E93 .C428 2019
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Book on Reserve | Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia Reserve Books (Short-term Checkouts) | E93 .C428 2019 | 1 | Available | 31794003190445 | |||
Print book for loan | Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Circulating Collection (Main & Upper Levels) | E93 .C428 2019 | Available | 35898001743745 | ||||
Book on Reserve | Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg Reserve Books (Short-Term Checkouts) | E93 .C428 2019 | Available | 31826003496446 |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction: Who we are and what we bring -- The Doctrine of Discovery and why it matters -- The power of narratives and the imagination -- The kingdom of God is about relationship not empire -- The rise and defense of Christendom -- A dysfunctional theology brought to the "new" world -- Exceptionalism and the founding documents of the United States -- Dysfunctional theology and the spread of settler colonialism -- Genocide, the impact of a dysfunctional theology -- Abraham Lincoln and the narrative of white messiahship -- Abraham Lincoln and native genocide -- The complex trauma of the American story -- The Christian worldview and the failure of re-conciliation -- Conclusion: Truth and conciliation.
"You cannot discover lands already inhabited. In this prophetic blend of history, theology, and cultural commentary, Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah reveal the damaging effects of the "Doctrine of Discovery," which institutionalized American triumphalism and white supremacy. This book calls our nation and churches to a truth-telling that will expose past injustices and open the door to conciliation and true community"-- Provided by publisher.