A white Jesus in a white world? Christianity and the portrayal of Christ
Traditional images of Jesus depict him as a blue-eyed white man, rather than the dark skinned, brown-eyed Palestinian he undoubtedly was. Artistic licence or something more?
Traditional images of Jesus depict him as a blue-eyed white man, rather than the dark skinned, brown-eyed Palestinian he undoubtedly was.
Does that matter?
Would Christianity be different and have acted differently in the past, and indeed in the present day, if Jesus was depicted as he really was?
Would it have had an impact on how we viewed colour and race? After all, if Jesus is perfection and is white, does it follow that any derivation of that is some way from being Godly?
Presenter Audrey Carville in conversation with theologians Professors Tina Beattie and Laurence Kirkpatrick and Moravian Minister the Reverend Dr Livingstone Thompson.
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- Sun 29 Oct 2023 08:30麻豆社 Radio Foyle & 麻豆社 Radio Ulster
