The Land is Not Empty
Wednesdays: September 9-November 18, 6:30pm at CUMC (or via Zoom)
In The Land is Not Empty, author Sarah Augustine unpacks the harm of the Doctrine of Discovery - a set of laws rooted in the fifteenth century that gave Christian governments the moral and legal right to seize lands they "discovered" despite those lands already being populated by indigenous peoples. Legitimized by the church and justified by a misreading of Scripture, the Doctrine of Discovery says a land can be considered "empty" and therefore free for the taking if inhabited by "heathens, pagans, and infidels." Led by Sharon Edwards, Chris Benson, and Cheryl Hale.