{"product_id":"unsettling-truths-the-ongoing-dehumanizing-legacy-of-the-doctrine-of-discovery-paperback","title":"Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Charles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSoong-Chan Rah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Society of Missiology Book Award\u003cbr\u003ePublishers Weekly starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou cannot discover lands already inhabited.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInjustice has plagued American societyfor 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-ChanRah 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 othernations 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah (ThM, Harvard; DMin, Gordon-Conwell; ThD, Duke) is Robert B. Munger Professor of Evangelism and Church Renewal at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eThe Next Evangelicalism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMany Colors\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eProphetic Lament\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eUnsettling Truths\u003c\/i\u003e. Rah has extensive experience in cross-cultural preaching and has been a main stage speaker at the Urbana Student Missions Conference, the Congress on Urban Ministry, the Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference, the CCDA National Conference, the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary National Preaching Conference, the Fuller Missiology Conference, the Justice Conference, and Verge, Catalyst, and Calvin Worship Conferences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Charles, a man of Navajo and Dutch American descent, is a speaker, writer, and consultant on the complexities of American history, race, culture, and faith. He is the author of the blog \u003ci\u003eReflections from the Hogan\u003c\/i\u003e and was the Washington, DC, correspondent and columnist for \u003ci\u003eNative News Online\u003c\/i\u003e. He has served on the boards of the Christian Community Development Association and the Christian Reformed Church of North America. He and his family live in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45762688024773,"sku":"9780830845255","price":32.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/dzKNWxjPSS9780830845255.webp?v=1781405376","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/unsettling-truths-the-ongoing-dehumanizing-legacy-of-the-doctrine-of-discovery-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}