Bibliograph

The color of Christ, the Son of God & the saga of race in America, Edward J. Blum, Paul Harvey

Type

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The color of Christ, the Son of God & the saga of race in America, Edward J. Blum, Paul Harvey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-325) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The color of Christ

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

778244919

Responsibility statement

Edward J. Blum, Paul Harvey

Sub title

the Son of God & the saga of race in America

Summary

Explores the dynamic nature of Christ worship in the U.S., addressing how his image has been visually remade to champion the causes of white supremacists and civil rights leaders alike, and why the idea of a white Christ has endured

Table Of Contents

When Christ crossed the Atlantic -- Revolutionary visions in colonial confines -- From light to white in the early republic -- Body battles in antebellum America -- Christ in the camps -- Nordic and nativist in an age of imperialism -- 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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Contributor