The story of the color of Christ is the story of a Jesus made white, challenged by rival figures contending with white supremacy—like the black Jesus now looking down from the window of the 16th ...

The debate over the color of Jesus’ skin is one of the oldest running arguments in religion. But this Easter, the question is a serious one — for several reasons.

The Color of Christ: The Son of God & The Saga of Race in America Edward J. Blum (Author), Paul Harvey (Author) The University of North Carolina Press. 340 pages. $68.95.

Red, in particular, carries a strong meaning—it’s an Easter color that symbolizes God’s love, the blood of Christ, the fire of the Holy Spirit and the courage of martyrs.

Christena Cleveland spent much of her childhood in an evangelical church surrounded by traditional images of a porcelain-skinned and flaxen-haired Jesus. But one day she came across a portrayal of ...

The debate over the color of Jesus’ skin is one of the oldest running arguments in religion. But this Easter, the question is a serious one — for several reasons.

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