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  • Charles, Mark, 1970- author.
     
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  • Indians of North America -- Colonization -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
     
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  • Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation -- United States -- History.
     
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  • Christianity and politics -- United States -- History.
     
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  • Christianity and culture -- United States -- History.
     
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  • White supremacy movements -- Religious aspects.
     
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    Unsettling truths : the ongoing, dehumanizing legacy of the doctrine of discovery / Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah.
    by Charles, Mark, 1970- author.
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    Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2019]
    Subjects
  • Indians of North America -- Colonization -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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  • 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.
  • ISBN: 
    9780830845255 (paperback)
    0830845259 (paperback)
    Description: 
    234 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
    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.
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    "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"--
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    Salt Lake-Moanalua Public LibraryAdult Nonfiction261.7 ChChecked InAdd Copy to MyList


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