{ "item_title" : "Deconstructing the Savage", "item_author" : [" Claude Dale Rhodes "], "item_description" : "For centuries, Indigenous peoples were labeled savage, barbaric, and uncivilized by European explorers, missionaries, and colonial governments. These words were not neutral descriptions. They were ideological tools - designed to justify conquest, land theft, forced conversion, mission schools, and cultural erasure.But how did Christianity - a faith rooted in the dignity of the Imago Dei - become entangled with empire?Deconstructing the Savage offers a bold and biblically grounded examination of how colonial myths were constructed, racialized, and defended using distorted theological language. This book confronts the historical misuse of the Gospel while affirming the enduring truth of Christ's message.This is not a rejection of Christianity.It is a call to recover it.What This Book ExploresThe historical invention of the savage in colonial writings and explorer accountsHow figures like Samuel de Champlain shaped European perceptions of Indigenous peoplesThe difference between the biblical doctrine of the Imago Dei (Image of God) and racial hierarchyThe role of colonial Christianity in law, education, and cultural suppressionThe theological impact of the Doctrine of DiscoveryHow missionary efforts were shaped by racialized assumptionsIndigenous resistance and Indigenous Christian discipleship beyond empireWhy repentance and reconciliation are essential for the Church todayChristian Decolonization and Gospel IntegrityMany believers today are wrestling with difficult questions: Was Christianity inherently colonial?Can faith survive historical accountability?How do we separate Jesus from empire?What does true repentance look like for the Church?This book argues that the Gospel itself was never the instrument of oppression - but it was frequently misused to sanctify colonial power.By examining theology, legal history, literature, and missionary practice, Deconstructing the Savage distinguishes between: Christ and conquestThe Kingdom of God and political empireBiblical authority and racialized dominationA Resource for Faithful ReflectionThis book is ideal for readers searching for: Christian decolonization theologyIndigenous theology and ChristianityColonialism and the ChurchThe Doctrine of Discovery explainedChristian justice and reconciliationBiblical responses to racismHistory of missions and empirePostcolonial Christian theologyIt is written for pastors, theologians, church leaders, students, and believers who desire a deeper, historically honest faith - one rooted in truth rather than myth.A Call to the ChurchThe label savage was never about culture. It was about control.To deconstruct the savage is to dismantle a colonial fiction and return to a Gospel that affirms every human being as sacred, image-bearing, and worthy of dignity.The Church does not lose its faith by telling the truth about its past.It regains its witness.If you are seeking a serious Christian critique of colonial myths, the misuse of Scripture, and the theological foundations of justice and reconciliation, this book offers both clarity and conviction.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/824/896/9798248966653_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "17.89", "online_price" : "17.89", "our_price" : "17.89", "club_price" : "17.89", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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