{"product_id":"a-violent-evangelism-the-political-and-religious-conquest-of-the-americas","title":"A Violent Evangelism: The Political and Religious Conquest of the Americas","description":"In this thought-provoking book, Luis Rivera argues that evangelical reasoning and symbolism were appropriated to justify the armed seizure of people and land in the New World and to validate the conversion, peaceful or forced, of the natives. He recaptures the sixteenth-century political debates--where priests and theologians are both voices of dissent against the Spanish military conquest and fervent defenders of it. Rivera contrasts \"discovery\" and conquest and examines the tragic outcome: demographic collapse--from the islands Columbus first sighted to the Inca empire in Peru.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0664253679\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0664253679.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Rivera, Luis N.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41567070322746,"sku":"DBV.0664253679.G","price":28.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0664253679-0.jpg?v=1785388432","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/a-violent-evangelism-the-political-and-religious-conquest-of-the-americas","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}