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 calls our nation and churches to a truth-telling that will expose past injustices and open the door to conciliation and true community. Table of Contents: Introduction: Who We Are and What We Bring1. The Doctrine of Discovery and Why It Matters2. The Power of Narratives and the Imagination3. The Kingdom of God Is About Relationship Not Empire4. The Rise and Defense of Christendom5. A Dysfunctional Theology Brought to the "New" World6. Exceptionalism and the Founding Documents of the United States7. Dysfunctional Theology and the Spread of Settler Colonialism8. Genocide, the Impact of a Dysfunctional Theology9. Abraham Lincoln and the Narrative of White Messiahship10. Abraham Lincoln and Native Genocide11.