Christianity, Settler Colonialism, and Extractivism

Jan H. Pranger (Author) , Jan H. Pranger (Author)

Christianity, Settler Colonialism, and Extractivism

Jan H. Pranger (Author) , Jan H. Pranger (Author)

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Informed by field research in the Bakken oilfields of North Dakota, this book discusses Christian congregations and Native American communities impacted by hydraulic fracking.

This book discusses the social, economic, and environmental changes imposed by the extractive industries on local Indigenous communities and the responses by Christian congregations to these changes. Jan Pranger provides a Christian theological and ethical perspective on resource extraction that draws on the study of settler colonialism. Employing settler colonial theory, the book incorporates the relationships between Native American and Euro-American settler communities and their reflection on theological and ethical discussions of resource extraction. Beginning by revisiting the Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline and the histories of colonization of local indigenous peoples, Pranger explores Christianity's role in the establishment of the United States of America as a settler colonial state. In essence, this book queries how Christianity has contributed to and been shaped by the structures, cultures, and spiritualities that enable the extraction of resources from Indigenous peoples and the earth's natural and mineral resources.

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Introduction
Part 1: From Standing Rock to Williston
1: The Seven Council Fires and Fractured Solidarity
2: Fracking in the Bakken
3: Churches and Fracking
Part 2: Extractivism and Settler Colonialism
4: Extractivism and Religion
5: Colonialism, Extractivism, and Race
6: Settler Colonialism
7: Christian Settler Colonialism
Part 3: Decolonizing Settler Christianity
8: Toward Decolonizing Settler Theology

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Published	12 Nov 2026
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Pages	304
ISBN	9781978764217
Imprint	T&T Clark
Illustrations	9 bw illus
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Jan H. Pranger

Jan H. Pranger is Associate Professor for World Ch…

Author

Jan H. Pranger

Jan H. Pranger is Associate Professor for World Ch…

This book stands out as an important study of the entanglement of settler colonialism, extractivism, and religion. It combines empirical studies with careful theological judgment. It demonstrates in detail the deeply problematic cluster of challenges behind the celebrated "ways of life" of which only the ignorant can be proud. If one wants to learn what extractivism entails negatively for ordinary people, and how religion can be abused for all the wrong purposes, this is a good book to start with.

Jan-Olav Henriksen, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society
In Christianity, Settler Colonialism, and Extractivism, Jan Pranger argues that resource extraction and settler colonialism pose not only moral but also theological challenges for U.S. churches to grapple with. Churches must respond to these challenges because they threaten our most precious relationships-to the natural world, to our communities, even to ourselves. The answer lies in decolonizing settler theology, but while decolonization is the responsibility of settler churches, this work must be done in collaboration with Indigenous peoples. Powerfully but humbly, Pranger imagines what this work can look like, from remembering and listening to returning stolen Indigenous lands.

Dana Lloyd, Villanova University