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Author Charles, Mark, 1970- author.

Title Unsettling truths : the ongoing, dehumanizing legacy of the doctrine of discovery / Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah.

Publication Info. Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2019]
©2019

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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  261.7 CHARLES    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  261.7 CHARLES    DUE 10-07-21 Billed
Description 234 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary "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.
Contents 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.
Subject Christianity and culture. (OCoLC)fst00859660
Christianity and politics. (OCoLC)fst00859736
Christianity and culture -- United States -- History.
United States -- Race relations -- Religious aspects -- History.
Christianity and politics -- United States -- History.
White supremacy movements -- Religious aspects. (OCoLC)fst01174717
White supremacy movements -- Religious aspects.
Race relations -- Religious aspects. (OCoLC)fst01086522
Local Subject Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Colonization -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Subject Indians of North America -- Colonization -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation -- United States -- History.
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Local Subject Indigenous peoples -- Cultural assimilation -- United States -- History.
Subject Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation. (OCoLC)fst00969695
Added Author Rah, Soong-Chan, author.
Other Form: Online version: Charles, Mark, 1970-. Unsettling truths Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2019] 9780830887590 (DLC) 2019027952
ISBN 9780830845255 (paperback)
0830845259 (paperback)
9780830887590 (ebook)
Standard No. 40029538680
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