A LIBRARIAN’S ORIENTATION
What this book explores
An Indigenous Christian critique of the Doctrine of Discovery and the legal, theological, and economic systems it still enables.
EDITORIAL NOTE
Why it’s in the Library
It connects an often-unfamiliar theological history to present systems that can otherwise appear natural or finished. The book also models critique from within Christianity without making Christian reconciliation the measure of Indigenous flourishing.
Good starting place if…
You want to understand how Christian theology, law, land, and economics continue to affect Indigenous peoples—and what accountability might require beyond changed attitudes.
Know before you begin…
Augustine writes as an Indigenous Christian activist and centers material structures and repair. This is not a detached survey, and non-Indigenous readers should not treat one author's account as a substitute for listening to particular peoples and communities.