Through an examination of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery, a series of fifteenth-century documents that used religious decrees to justify the subjugation and annihilation of Indigenous Peoples, Arnold shows how issues such as environmental devastation, social justice concerns, land theft, and forced conversion practices have their origins in settler-colonial relationships with the sacred—that persists today. Designed to initiate a conversation in the classroom, in the academy, and in va...| Syracuse University Press
As an intellectual leader in her field, she has served a five-year term as Head of the International and Intercultural Communication Division of the National Communication Association in the United States. Passionate about sustainability, she spearheads the OU Campus Alliance for Sustainability and the Environment (CASE-OU), an intersectoral and interdisciplinary coalition of over 100 faculty, staff, student, and community members committed to building a culture of sustainability across campu...| oakland.edu
James (Jim) W . Perkinson, Ecumenical Theological Seminary: 167 Followers, 35 Following, 148 Research papers. Research interests: Possession, Resistance…| Academia.edu
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In this episode João Chaves explains how missionaries from the US, particularly Southern Baptists, played a role in the colonization and dispossession of native land in Brazil.| Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast
In this episode hosts Philip P. Arnold and Sandy Bigtree interview S. Lily Mendoza and Jim Perkinson, both faculty members in Michigan. They discuss topics such as decolonization, indigeneity, white supremacy, and the criminalization of Indigenous peoples.| Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast
With issuance of 15th century Papal Bulls known as the Doctrine of Christian Discovery, religion has been used all over the world as a weapon against Indigenous Peoples and the land.| Doctrine of Discovery Project
In this podcast episode, Phil Arnold and Sandy Bigtree interview Tink Tinker, Professor Emeritus at Iliff School of Theology. American Indian Liberation: A Theology of Sovereignty (2008); Spirit and Resistance: Political Theology and American Indian Liberation(2004); and Missionary Conquest: The Gospel and Native American Genocide (1993).| Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast