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Abstract

Jeannine Hill Fletcher joins hosts Phil Arnold and Sandy Bigtree to trace how white Christian power used theology to dispossess Indigenous peoples and how institutions can pursue repair.

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Introduction #

• Jeannine Hill Fletcher insists we cannot pursue justice without first addressing racial justice and equality.
• She details how white Christian power worked to strip Indigenous peoples of land through indoctrination, religious conversion, marriage, and white generational inheritance.
• The conversation explores Christian patriarchy, Indigenous matriarchy, and the importance of breaking matrilineal bonds to seize land.

Resources #

• Hill Fletcher, Jeannine. Grace of the Ghosts: A Theology of Institutional Reparation. Fordham University Press, 2025.
• Hill Fletcher, Jeannine. The Sin of White Supremacy: Christianity, Racism, and Religious Diversity in America. Orbis Books, 2017.

Credits #

• Music: Onondaga Social Dance songs performed by Orris Edwards and Regis Cook
• Producers: Jordan Loewen-Colón, Adam DJ Brett, Crow Richardson
• Show notes: Adam DJ Brett

Citation #

Philip P. Arnold and Sandra Bigtree, "S6E02: A Theologian Confronts the Doctrine of Discovery and Calls for Institutional Repair," Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery (Podcast), January 22, 2026. https://podcast.doctrineofdiscovery.org/season6/episode-02/.