Blum, Edward J.
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2012.
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Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references 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.
Subjects:
- Jesus Christ — Person and offices.
- Jesus Christ — Black interpretations.
- United States — Church history.
- Racism — Religious aspects — Christianity.
- Racism — United States.
- African Americans — Religion.
- Indians of North America — Religion.
- Religion and culture — United States.
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