Papal Bulls
Papal Bulls created the foundation for the Doctrine of Discovery.
Repudiations
Repuidations of the Doctrine of Discovery by religious organizations and faith communities
Recent posts
The Goepolitical and International Law Objectives of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Permalink
Robert is discussing the ideas of discovery and control of land through the lens of Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
S02E05: Dissecting the Doctrine of Discovery: Indigenous Rights, White Supremacy, and the United Nations with Betty Lyons Permalink
Baptist World Alliance General Council Resolution 2023.1: Dignity and Justice for Indigenous Peoples
Baptist World Alliance’s statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
The Church of the Brethern has repuidated the Doctrine of Discovery
The Church of the Brethern has repuidated the Doctrine of Discovery
Canadian Museum for Human Rights on the Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
The Doctrine of Discovery is a legal and religious concept that has been used for centuries to justify Christian colonial conquest. It advanced the idea that...
Quaker Colonialism: Reflections on the Past and Actions for the Future Reflections on the Past
We understand that the majority of early Friends who settled on this continent were from Western Europe and held a Western European worldview of their relati...
Revoke the Papal Bulls Permalink
In response to the Papal Bulls issued 530 years ago today and tomorrow (3 and 4 May 1493): Indigenous Law Institute and Original Nations Advocates “Revoke the Papal Bulls” A View-from-the-Shore Analysis of the Vatican’s 30 March 2023 Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery
Part 4: Making Common Cause: Imagining Shared Futures
Creating spaces like that of the AMC AfroFeministFutures panel will allow Black feminists to reflect on the legacy of Black feminism, and what futures can lo...
Part 3: Using the Doctrine of Discovery to Foreground an Analysis of Settler Colonialism
The Doctrine of Discovery (DoD, sometimes called the Doctrine of Christian Domination) is considered a major root of settler colonialism globally. The DoD is...
CRFP: Indigenous Peoples express hope and concern at Vatican’s repudiation of Doctrine of Discovery Permalink
Philip P Arnold, a professor of religious studies at Syracuse University and the founding director of Skä·noñh — Great Law of Peace Center, was interviewed o...