TY  - BOOK
AU  - Charles,Mark
AU  - Rah,Soong-Chan
TI  - Unsettling truths: the ongoing, dehumanizing legacy of the doctrine of discovery 
SN  - 9780830845255
AV  - E93 .C428 2019
U1  - 261.7 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Downers Grove, Illinois
PB  - IVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press
KW  - Christianity and politics
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Christianity and culture
KW  - Indians of North America
KW  - Colonization
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Cultural assimilation
KW  - White supremacy movements
KW  - Race relations
N1  - 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
N2  - "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"--
ER  -