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
S01E02 -The Doctrine Of Christian Discovery As An Ideological And Legal Framework with Steven T. Newcomb Permalink
S01E03 - The Doctrine of Discovery in the Mesoamerican Context with Davíd Carrasco Permalink
After discussing how the Zócalo provides a snapshot of colonization, Arnold shifts the conversation to the History of Religions as a theory and method for un...
Inter Caetera
The Papal Bull Inter Caetera of May 4, 1493
S01E01 - The Legal Framework of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery in Practice with Joe Heath Permalink
Examining the History and Consequences of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Permalink
We have just been awarded a Henry Luce Grant for a 3 year project examining the religious dimensions of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery.
Truth and Justification: On the Cruelties Against Indigenous People Permalink
And yet, all across Mother Earth, stories reverberate of Indigenous nations and peoples’ resistance and refusal in the face of the settler colonial state. We...
Pagans in the Promised Land: a Primer on Religious Freedom Permalink
Significant aspects of this research were published in the New York University Review of Law & Social Change (Vol. 20, Number 2, 1993), “The Evidence of ...
U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Boarding School Initiative
Read the Indian Boarding School Initiative document.
Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers)
Read the Canadian Friends Service Committee statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Mennonite Church (USA)
Read the Mennonite statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Evangelical Church in Canada
Read the Evangelical Church in Canada statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Community of Christ
Read the Community of Christ statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.
Acknowledging the Doctrine of Christian Domination
Since the doctrine of discovery has been institutionalized in U.S. Indian law and policy for generations, including by the U.S. Supreme Court, the question a...