colonialism
Kwame Bediako’s Christianity without domination
The Ghanaian theologian offered new methodological approaches in the wake of imperialism.
The uncomfortable truth about Hillcrest
How missionary work can create the conditions for child abuse to thrive unchecked
Joy Harjo gives words to the poet warriors who were her ancestors
The Indigenous writer’s new memoir understands memory as counsel and ritual as the potency of love.
A New Testament that connects the heart languages of First Nations people
The translators hope that “the colonial language that was forced upon us can now serve our people in a good way.”
Saumya Roy lets Mumbai’s garbage pickers speak for themselves
Castaway Mountain gives voice to families who have been impoverished by the whims of the powerful.
A history of the Pilgrims that neither idolizes nor demonizes them
Historian John Turner tells the story of Plymouth Colony with nuance and care.
Shattering the myth of the first Thanksgiving
The Wampanoags shared the gifts of the land. The colonists responded with greed and ingratitude.
Books worth wrestling with
We asked writers to tell us about a book that they disagree with—but that they also see as important enough to argue with.
Learning to face the doctrine of discovery
I wish I’d had Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah’s book when I was in college.
How should the church respond to the colonialism that runs through its blood?
Robert Heaney believes the first step is penance.
The fraught history of Christians in Algeria
What began as a colonial land grab became the ground of martyrdom.