Resisting the Building Project of Whiteness: A Theological Reflection on Land Ownership in the Church of England.

This article examines the concept of whiteness as a spatial and social construct aimed at creating segregated spaces, drawing on the critiques of theologians Willie James Jennings and James H. Cone alongside Pope Francis's ecological and social teachings in *Laudato Si'*. It highlights the intertwined harm of whiteness and colonialism on marginalized communities—particularly Black and Indigenous peoples—and the environment, emphasizing the need to resist this through place-based attentiveness and alternative land use. Focusing on England, the article explores the Church of England's substantial landholdings and its potential role in fostering a theology of place that counters segregation and environmental degradation, while also warning of the church's colonial legacy and its implications for current land practices. The work of theologians Michael Northcott and Andrew Rumsey is presented as offering models for restoring local, community-centered relationships with land, though the article stresses the necessity of reckoning with historical injustices to avoid perpetuating colonial patterns.