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Columbus’ own writings reveal how tightly religion and conquest were intertwined from the start

Columbus’ own writings reveal how tightly religion and conquest were intertwined from the start

The ‘Book of Prophecies’ shows how Columbus recast brutal colonization as a divine mission.

06.10.2026 5

The Conversation

Peter C. Mancall

The US founders’ other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government

European colonial powers linked church and state. But the founders of the United States broke from that idea as surely as they broke from Britain.

24.06.2026 10

The Conversation

Peter C. Mancall

Beyond Disney: A 1616 portrait of Pocahontas shows how English colonizers saw Indigenous Americans

The English assumed people they colonized would convert to their way of life, including Protestant Christianity – an assumption reflected in...

25.05.2026 10

The Conversation

Peter C. Mancall

The 17th-century Pueblo leader who fought for independence from colonial rule – long before the American Revolution

Po'pay, a Tewa religious leader, led the Pueblo Revolt, the most successful Indigenous rebellion in what’s now the United States.

09.01.2026 10

The Conversation

Peter C. Mancall