White Jesus - The Architecture of Racism in Religion and Education (Paperback, New edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Alexander Jun • Allison N Ash • Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet • Christopher S. Collins
Dimensions:	225 x 150mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	120
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-5769-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	1-4331-5769-1
Barcode:	9781433157691

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