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Religion Professor Philip Arnold Quoted in National Geographic and New York Times

Philip Arnold portrait.

Posted on: March 31, 2023

Philip Arnold, associate professor of religion, was quoted in National Geographic and Associated Press articles exploring the legacy of the Doctrine of Christian Discovery, the 500-year-old decree Europeans used to justify colonizing the Americas.

Arnold was also quoted in New York Times and Governing.com articles about the Vatican’s decision to formally repudiate the Doctrine.