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Spirits of Empire

How Settler Colonialism Made American Religion
  • Tisa Wenger
2026
The University of North Carolina Press

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The John Gast painting “American Progress” depicting an angel over westward migration.
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The Settler Colonial Roots of American Religion

Religion in the U.S. the was formed through the violent structures of settler rule, Indigenous displacement, and the remaking of sovereignty, land, and belief.
by Tisa Wenger, Mark Oppenheimer via Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera on April 7, 2026
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