Churches are beginning to reckon with histories of violence & conquest.

Undoing Conquest explores how a new story of the biblical past can challenge churches to decolonize their theology and practice and seek to repair the legacies of Christian conquest.

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Orbis Books, Feb. 2024

“Not since Walter Wink has the church had an invitation and method for engaging the text like what Common offers.”

–Patrick B. Reyes, dean, Auburn Theological Seminary

“Common’s book arrives at a propitious moment when an intractable conflict with scriptural roots
cries out for new thinking. . . this is Feminist Practical Theology at its best and, God willing, just in the
nick of time.”

–Mary E. Hunt, co-director,
Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER)

“This book is an important read for anyone who is looking for a fresh theological reflection on the Book of Joshua and a justice-oriented praxis for the Christian church today.”

–Mitri Raheb, founder and president, Dar al-Kalima University, Bethlehem, Palestine