The color of Christ the Son of God & the saga of race in America Blum, Edward J. creator Harvey, Paul 1961- text bibliography Electronic books. Church history. Electronic books. ncu Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press ©2012 2012 monographic eng
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1 online resource (340 pages) : illustrations "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. 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. Edward J. Blum, Paul Harvey. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Jesus Christ Person and offices Jesus Christ Black interpretations Jesus Christ 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 RELIGION Christianity General African Americans Religion Black interpretations Christology Indians of North America Religion Racism Racism Religious aspects Christianity Religion and culture United States BR515 .B59 2012eb 232 Color of Christ Blum, Edward J. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2012 (DLC) 2012004088 (OCoLC)778244919 9781469601540 1469601540 9780807837375 0807837377 22573/ctt617t1 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=464090 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=464090 N$T 121015 20200709055543.0 ocn812923961 eng