Unsettling truths : the ongoing, dehumanizing legacy of the doctrine of discovery /

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Charles, Mark, 1970- (Autor), Rah, Soong-Chan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2019]
Temas:
Indians of North America > Colonization > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Indians of North America > Cultural assimilation > United States > History.
Christianity and politics > United States > History.
Christianity and culture > United States > History.
White supremacy movements > Religious aspects.
Christianisme et politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Christianisme et civilisation > États-Unis > Histoire.
Christianity and culture
Christianity and politics
Indians of North America > Cultural assimilation
Race relations > Religious aspects
White supremacy movements > Religious aspects
United States > Race relations > Religious aspects > History.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Aspect religieux > Histoire.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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