The Color of Christ Audiobook by Edward J. Blum, Paul Harvey

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/64/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Color of Christ Subtitle: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America Author: Edward J. Blum, Paul Harvey Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 09-21-12 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: 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? InThe Color of Christ, Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey weave a tapestry of American dreams and visions - from witch hunts to web pages, Harlem to Hollywood, slave cabins to South Park, Mormon revelations to Indian reservations - to show how Americans visually remade the Son of God time and again into a sacred symbol of their greatest aspirations, deepest terrors, and mightiest strivings for racial power and justice. The Color of Christuncovers how, in a country founded by Puritans who destroyed depictions of Jesus, Americans came to believe in the whiteness of Christ. Some envisioned a white Christ who would sanctify the exploitation of Native Americans and African Americans and bless imperial expansion. Many others pictured a messiah, not necessarily white, who was willing and able to confront white supremacy. The color of Christ still symbolizes Americas most combustible divisions, revealing the power and malleability of race and religion from colonial times to the presidency of Barack Obama. Edward J. Blum, a professor at San Diego State University, is an award-winning author of several books on race, religion, politics, and culture in United States history. Critic Reviews: In this powerful and groundbreaking book, historians Blum and Harvey examine how images of Jesus reflect the intersection of race and religion in America. Blending historical analysis, lucid prose, and captivating primary sources, Blum and Harvey trace the remaking of Jesus from Puritan America to antebellum slave cabins, from Joseph Smiths revelations to Obamas presidency. The authors compellingly argue that Christs body matters, that it signifies power, reflects national fears and evolving conceptions of whiteness, and perpetuates racial hierarchies by continuously reifying the idea that whiteness is sacredThey masterfully probe how a sacred icon can be a tool at once of racial oppression and liberation. A must-read for those interested in American religious history, this book will forever change the way you look at images of Jesus." ( Publisher's Weekly)