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The Resource White Jesus : the architecture of racism in religion and education, Alexander Jun, Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet, Allison N. Ash, & Christopher S. Collins

White Jesus : the architecture of racism in religion and education, Alexander Jun, Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet, Allison N. Ash, & Christopher S. Collins

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In White Jesus: The Architecture of Racism in Religion and Education, White Jesus is conceived as a socially constructed apparatus--a mythology that animates the architecture of salvation--that operates stealthily as a veneer for patriarchal White supremacist, capitalist, and imperialist sociopolitical, cultural, and economic agendas. White Jesus was constructed by combining empire, colorism, racism, education, and religion; the by-product is a distortion that reproduces violence in epistemic and physical ways. The authors distinguish White Jesus from Jesus of the Gospels, the one whose life, death, and resurrection demands sacrificial love as a response--a love ethic. White Jesus is a fraudulent scheme that many devotees of Jesus of Bethlehem naively fell for. This book is about naming the lies, reclaiming the person of Jesus, and reasserting a vision of power that locates Jesus of the Gospels in solidarity with the easily disposed. The catalytic, animating, and life-altering power of the cross of Jesus is enough to subdue White Jesus and his patronage. White Jesus can be used in a variety of academic disciplines, including education, religion, sociology, and cultural studies. Furthermore, the book will be useful for Christian institutions working to evaluate the images and ideologies of Jesus that shape their biblical ethics, as well as churches in the U.S. that are invested in breaking the mold of homogeneity, civil religion, and uncoupling commitments to patriotism from loyalty to one Kingdom. Educational institutions and religious organizations that are committed to combining justice and diversity efforts with a Jesus ethic will find White Jesus to be a compelling primer. -- Provided by publisher
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxiii, 119 pages
Contents
  • Introduction : the white architecture of salvation
  • White civil religion, empire, and dominance
  • How Christianity became white
  • The religious white
  • White saviors proselytizing "pagans"' : missionaries, boarding schools, and adoption
  • Whiteness in Christian higher education
  • White worship
  • Before Jesus became white
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9781433157691
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White Jesus : the architecture of racism in religion and education
Title
White Jesus
Title remainder
the architecture of racism in religion and education
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Alexander Jun, Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet, Allison N. Ash, & Christopher S. Collins
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Language
eng
Summary
In White Jesus: The Architecture of Racism in Religion and Education, White Jesus is conceived as a socially constructed apparatus--a mythology that animates the architecture of salvation--that operates stealthily as a veneer for patriarchal White supremacist, capitalist, and imperialist sociopolitical, cultural, and economic agendas. White Jesus was constructed by combining empire, colorism, racism, education, and religion; the by-product is a distortion that reproduces violence in epistemic and physical ways. The authors distinguish White Jesus from Jesus of the Gospels, the one whose life, death, and resurrection demands sacrificial love as a response--a love ethic. White Jesus is a fraudulent scheme that many devotees of Jesus of Bethlehem naively fell for. This book is about naming the lies, reclaiming the person of Jesus, and reasserting a vision of power that locates Jesus of the Gospels in solidarity with the easily disposed. The catalytic, animating, and life-altering power of the cross of Jesus is enough to subdue White Jesus and his patronage. White Jesus can be used in a variety of academic disciplines, including education, religion, sociology, and cultural studies. Furthermore, the book will be useful for Christian institutions working to evaluate the images and ideologies of Jesus that shape their biblical ethics, as well as churches in the U.S. that are invested in breaking the mold of homogeneity, civil religion, and uncoupling commitments to patriotism from loyalty to one Kingdom. Educational institutions and religious organizations that are committed to combining justice and diversity efforts with a Jesus ethic will find White Jesus to be a compelling primer. -- Provided by publisher
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Jun, Alexander
Dewey number
270.089
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
BT205
LC item number
.J86 2018
Literary form
non fiction
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  • Jones Jolivet, Tabatha L.
  • Ash, Allison N.
  • Collins, Christopher S.
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  • Jesus Christ
  • Race awareness
  • Race relations
  • Racism
  • White people
  • Christian education
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White Jesus : the architecture of racism in religion and education, Alexander Jun, Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet, Allison N. Ash, & Christopher S. Collins
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Introduction : the white architecture of salvation -- White civil religion, empire, and dominance -- How Christianity became white -- The religious white -- White saviors proselytizing "pagans"' : missionaries, boarding schools, and adoption -- Whiteness in Christian higher education -- White worship -- Before Jesus became white
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on1048659198
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23 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxiii, 119 pages
Isbn
9781433157691
Lccn
2018021043
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
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(OCoLC)1048659198
Label
White Jesus : the architecture of racism in religion and education, Alexander Jun, Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet, Allison N. Ash, & Christopher S. Collins
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction : the white architecture of salvation -- White civil religion, empire, and dominance -- How Christianity became white -- The religious white -- White saviors proselytizing "pagans"' : missionaries, boarding schools, and adoption -- Whiteness in Christian higher education -- White worship -- Before Jesus became white
Control code
on1048659198
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxiii, 119 pages
Isbn
9781433157691
Lccn
2018021043
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1048659198

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