{"product_id":"undoing-manifest-destiny-settler-america-christian-colonists-and-the-pursuit-of-justice-paperback","title":"Undoing Manifest Destiny: Settler America, Christian Colonists, and the Pursuit of Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. Daniel Hawk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReckoning with the Colonial Past to Bring Justice to the Present \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs White settlers spread across North America, they crafted and enacted an epic story of their God-given dominion-over the land, over Indigenous nations, and over the future. Their narrative constructed a myth of innocence that justified a massive program of violence and dispossession by suppressing a darker history. That history still reverberates today, from settler America's relations with the Indigenous nations of the United States to ways the land has been commodified as property. It's time for the whole truth to be told. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUndoing Manifest Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e, L. Daniel Hawk exposes the belief systems and practices that settlers developed to justify the displacement, destruction, and cultural erasure of Indigenous peoples, beginning in the early American colonial period and extending to the present day. Writing as the descendant of White settlers and as a biblical scholar, he challenges settler Christians to uncover what the settler narrative denies and to work toward addressing historic injustices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Hawk \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecombines settler colonial theory, historical analysis, and Christian theology to examine how settler America sought to erase Indigenous presence from lands taken by the United States and its colonial predecessors; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoffers a decolonizing perspective that challenges the church to acknowledge its complicity with the colonial project and to enter into dialogue directed toward setting things right; and \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehighlights contemporary manifestations of colonialism in US interactions with its Indigenous citizens, demonstrating that past issues are still present and need to be addressed today. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eHawk asserts that Christians were complicit with programs of erasure, and so Christians are called to confront and heal their residue today. Joining historical research with theology and biblical scholarship, Hawk helps us recognize the myths that shape the American imagination and to engage our faith for a better way forward. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an invaluable resource for scholars, educators, students, and readers invested in areas such as post- and de-colonial studies, race and ethnicity, United States history, and social justice. Deepen your understanding of history, confront unsettling truths, and work toward justice and healing with \u003ci\u003eUndoing Manifest Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eL. Daniel Hawk (PhD, Emory University) is professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio. Aspects of his work on biblical narrative take a postcolonial turn in books such as \u003ci\u003eJoshua in 3-D: A Commentary on Biblical Conquest and Manifest Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e and as coeditor of \u003ci\u003eEvangelical Postcolonial Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 9.03 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45195252432975,"sku":"9781514008645","price":38.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/JyI2eyLqwY9781514008645.webp?v=1778406837","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/undoing-manifest-destiny-settler-america-christian-colonists-and-the-pursuit-of-justice-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}