05292cam a2200889Ia 4500 ocn812923961 OCoLC 20200709055543.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 121015s2012 ncua ob s001 0 eng d N$T eng pn N$T WAU OCLCQ JSTOR OCLCF OCLCO YDXCP MHW EBLCP UBY OCLCQ 811507354 935259526 9781469601540 (electronic bk.) 1469601540 (electronic bk.) 9780807837375 0807837377 9780807835722 (cloth) 0807835722 (cloth) (OCoLC)812923961 (OCoLC)811507354 (OCoLC)935259526 22573/ctt617t1 JSTOR n-us--- BR515 .B59 2012eb REL 067040 bisacsh REL070000 bisacsh SOC001000 bisacsh SOC021000 bisacsh 232 23 MAIN Blum, Edward J. The color of Christ [electronic resource] : the Son of God & the saga of race in America / Edward J. Blum, Paul Harvey. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2012. 1 online resource (340 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: The holy face of race -- I. Born across the sea -- When Christ crossed the Atlantic -- Revolutionary visions in colonial confines -- From light to white in the early republic -- II. Crucified and resurrected -- Body battles in antebellum America -- Christ in the camps -- Nordic and nativist in an age of imperialism -- III. Ascended and still ascending -- The great commission in the Great Depression -- Civil rights and the coloring of Christ -- A deity in the digital age -- Epilogue: Jesus jokes. "How is it that in America the image of Jesus Christ has been used both to justify the atrocities of white supremacy and to inspire the righteousness of civil rights crusades? In The Color of Christ, Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey weave a tapestry of American dreams and visions--from witch hunts to web pages, Harlem to Hollywood, slave cabins to South Park, Mormon revelations to Indian reservations--to show how Americans remade the Son of God visually time and again into a sacred symbol of their greatest aspirations, deepest terrors, and mightiest strivings for racial power and justice. The Color of Christ uncovers how, in a country founded by Puritans who destroyed depictions of Jesus, Americans came to believe in the whiteness of Christ. Some envisioned a white Christ who would sanctify the exploitation of Native Americans and African Americans and bless imperial expansion. Many others gazed at a messiah, not necessarily white, who was willing and able to confront white supremacy. The color of Christ still symbolizes America's most combustible divisions, revealing the power and malleability of race and religion from colonial times to the presidency of Barack Obama"--Provided by publisher. Print version record. Jesus Christ Person and offices. Jesus Christ Black interpretations. Jesus Christ. fast (OCoLC)fst00040116 Racism Religious aspects Christianity. Racism United States. African Americans Religion. Indians of North America Religion. Religion and culture United States. United States Church history. African Americans Religion. Indians of North America Religion. Jesus Christ. Racism Religious aspects Christianity. Racism United States. United States Church history. RELIGION Christian Theology Christology. bisacsh RELIGION Christianity General. bisacsh African Americans Religion. fast (OCoLC)fst00799689 Black interpretations. fast (OCoLC)fst01907299 Christology. fast (OCoLC)fst01352288 Indians of North America Religion. fast (OCoLC)fst00969889 Racism. fast (OCoLC)fst01086616 Racism Religious aspects Christianity. fast (OCoLC)fst01086636 Religion and culture. fast (OCoLC)fst01093823 United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 Electronic books. Church history. fast (OCoLC)fst01411629 Electronic books. Harvey, Paul, 1961- Print version: Blum, Edward J. Color of Christ. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2012 9780807835722 (DLC) 2012004088 (OCoLC)778244919 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=464090 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1026906 EBSCOhost EBSC 464090 YBP Library Services YANK 9622211 YBP Library Services YANK 9851430 92 N$T 51383 51383