{"product_id":"unsettling-truths-mark-charles-9780830845255","title":"Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award\u003cbr\u003e American Society of Missiology Book Award\u003cbr\u003e ★ Publishers 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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Charles, Soong-Chan Rah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0830845259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780830845255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/14\/2019 pg. 64","brand":"Mark Charles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053638283519,"sku":"9780830845255","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_659128ff-cc0e-4a94-8ded-2f939676d167.jpg?v=1685025412","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unsettling-truths-mark-charles-9780830845255","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}