The Color of Christ: The Son of God & the Saga of Race in America
- ISBN-10
- 0807835722
- ISBN-13
- 9780807835722
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 340
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Authors
- Edward J. Blum, Paul Harvey
Description
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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