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The Color of Christ The Son of God & The Saga of Race in America

Edward J. Blum

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 hunts to w...

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Monday Morning Podcast

It explored the history of how different races and ethnic groups have claimed Christ as their own, and how depictions of Jesus have been used in various ways.

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Why does America only get shit for being racist? I don't understand it like every every fucking place you go to You fucking sit there act like it's a goddamn utopia. It isn't. All right. What did Jesu...

— Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcas...

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 4-21-22

It explored the history of how different races and ethnic groups have claimed Christ as their own, and how depictions of Jesus have been used in various ways.

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Why does America only get shit for being racist? I don't understand it like every every fucking place you go to You fucking sit there act like it's a goddamn utopia. It isn't. All right. What did Jesus look like? The many different depictions of Christ tell a story about race and religion in America Edward J Blum and Paul Harvey explored that history in their new book the color of Christ the Son of God and the saga of race in America.

The book traces how different races and ethnic groups claimed Christ is their own and our depictions of Jesus have both inspired Civil right crusades and have been used to justify the violence of white supremacists The coup Clucks clan could not rely on Christian doctrine to justify their persecution and violence So they had to turn to religious icons the belief the value that Jesus is white provides them an image in place of text.

It gets them away from actually having to quote chapter and verse which they can't really do to present their cause Sure, they could people do that all the fucking time. They just pick a chapter and they have their own fucking interpretation of it.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 4-21-22

It explores the history of how different races and ethnic groups claimed Christ as their own, noting that depictions of Jesus have both inspired civil rights and been used to justify violence by white supremacists.

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Why does America only get shit for being racist? I don't understand it like every every fucking place you go to You fucking sit there act like it's a goddamn utopia. It isn't. All right. What did Jesus look like? the many different depictions of Christ Tell a story about race and religion in America

The book traces how different races and ethnic groups claimed Christ is their own and our depictions of Jesus have both inspired Civil right crusades and have been used to justify the violence of white supremacists The coup Clucks clan could not rely on Christian doctrine to justify their persecution and violence So they had to turn to religious icons the belief the value that Jesus is white provides them an image in place of text.

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