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Our October discussion will be dedicated to the book Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery by Mark Charles and Soong Chan Rah. From the publisher’s description:
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.
Upcoming Book Club Selections
November: See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valerie Kaur
December: White Awake: An honest look at what it means to be white by Daniel Hill
January: Woke Church. An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice by Eric Mason
February: Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered (Harper Perennial Modern Thought) by E.F. Schumacher
March: Weep With Me (How Lament Opens Doors for Racial Reconciliation) by Mark Vroegop
April: Who Will Be A Witness: Igniting Activism for God's Justice, Love, and Deliverance by Drew G. Hart
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