Tag: Doctrine of Discovery
While the Evangelical Covenant Church has been working on its resolution for the past five years...
Evangelical Covenant Church joins list of Protestant denominations rebuking Doctrine of Discovery
by: Emily McFarlan Miller June 29, 2021 (RNS) — The Evangelical Covenant Church became the latest Protestant denomination in the United States to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, the theologicalRead More
[A]nnounced that any land not inhabited by Christians was open to be “discovered” by Christian rulers...
Opinion: To fight racism, we need to confront religion’s racist past
by: Paul O’Donnell (Simran Jeet Singh) July 9, 2020 (RNS) — Over Fourth of July weekend, President Donald Trump stoked racial tensions yet again when he held an Independence DayRead More
In “Unsettling Truths,” Charles and Rah reach back to the 15th century...
Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah share ‘Unsettling Truths’ in new book
by: Emily Churchill CHICAGO, Nov. 26, 2019 (RNS) — President Donald Trump and independent presidential candidate Mark Charles agree on at least one thing. When Trump declared November for theRead More