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His research focuses on the history of religions, Indigenous studies, and the intersections of religion, media, and digital humanities, with particular attention to the Doctrine of Discovery and its ongoing legal, theological, and cultural impacts. Brett's scholarship combines digital humanities methods with collaborative work alongside Indigenous communities and organizations. From 2022-2025 he was the grant & event coordinator for the Doctrine of Discovery Project at Syracuse University with Professor Philip P. Arnold, who is the Principal Investigator. The project is funded in part by the Henry Luce Grant "200 Years of Johnson v. McIntosh." Professionally Adam has worked as a web developer for over a decade. He enjoys projects that allow him to integrate the academic study of religion with contemporary issues and web development. ORCID 0009-0004-6725-8425 5 Posts | Links (2) - [adamdjbrett.com](https://adamdjbrett.com) - [email](mailto:adam.brett@jcrt.org) --- ![A Postscript: Sovereignty is Still the Issue](/images/jcrt-open-graph.webp) ### **A Postscript: Sovereignty is Still the Issue** This postscript argues Indigenous nations need full sovereignty, rejecting settler carve-outs and urging a healing return to precolonial lifeways now. [Learn More](/archives/25.1/postscript/) ![Conclusion: Dismantling the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Cultivating Right Relations](/images/jcrt-open-graph.webp) ### **Conclusion: Dismantling the Doctrine of Christian Discovery Cultivating Right Relations** The conclusion calls for decolonization beyond legal reform, centering Indigenous law, land return, and right relations to resist Christian Discovery. 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