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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780807835722
  • 0807835722
  • 1469618842
  • 9781469618845
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 232 23
LOC classification:
  • BR515 .B59 2012
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.
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BR515 .B59 2012 Available 31794003160398
Print book for loan Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Circulating Collection (Main & Upper Levels) BR515 .B59 2012 Available 35898001702519
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BR515 .B59 2012 Available 31826003488039

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-325) and index.

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.

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.

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