The Color of Christ : The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America /

"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 hunt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Blum, Edward J. (Author), Harvey, Paul, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2012]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christus.
Jesus-Christ > Interpretations noires.
Jesus-Christ > Personne et fonctions.
Jesus Christ > Black interpretations.
Jesus Christ > Person and offices.
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Native Americans > Religion > North America.
African Americans > Religion.
Racism > United States.
Racism > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Indianer.
Afro-amerikaner.
Kristendom.
Rasism > religiösa aspekter.
Rassismus
Hautfarbe
Religion and culture.
Racism.
Indians of North America > Religion.
Christology.
Black interpretations of sacred works.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Christology.
Religion et culture > États-Unis.
Noirs americains > Religion.
Racisme > États-Unis.
Religion and culture > United States.
United States > Church history.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse.
Church history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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