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Unsettling Truths
By Mark Charles
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Description
American Society of Missiology Book Award
Publishers Weekly starred review You cannot discover lands already inhabited. Injustice has plagued American society for centuries. And we cannot move toward being a more just nation without understanding the root causes that have shaped our culture and institutions. In this prophetic blend of history, theology, and cultural commentary, Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah reveal the far-reaching, damaging effects of the "Doctrine of Discovery." In the fifteenth century, official church edicts gave Christian explorers the right to claim territories they "discovered." This was institutionalized as an implicit national framework that justifies American triumphalism, white supremacy, and ongoing injustices. The result is that the dominant culture idealizes a history of discovery, opportunity, expansion, and equality, while minority communities have been traumatized by colonization, slavery, segregation, and dehumanization. Healing begins when deeply entrenched beliefs are unsettled. Charles and Rah aim to recover a common memory and shared understanding of where we have been and where we are going. As other nations have instituted truth and reconciliation commissions, so do the authors call our nation and churches to a truth-telling that will expose past injustices and open the door to conciliation and true community.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
248
Release Date:
2019-11-05
Publication Date:
2019-11-05
Publisher:
InterVarsity Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0830845259
ISBN13:
9780830845255
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
408 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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