When God Became White: Episode 4: Theologies of Terror and Torment

This is our most ambitious and most important podcast series yet” - Peter Laarman, Episode 1. Long ago, European Christians cast Jesus in the image of their imperial rulers, who wanted art portraying a fair-skinned Savior. The world still feels those consequences today. Join Front Row host Peter Laarman and guest Grace Ji-Sun Kim, as she explores the historical and theological implications of Jesus becoming white and God becoming a white male. Follow them on this challenging intellectual journey, which discusses how whiteness becomes centered, even among people who are not white, and the toll that white supremacy takes on everyone, even those who live under the umbrella of “white.” We’ll get glimpses at the ways in which the church has the capacity to challenge this modern ideology that allows for misogyny, homophobia, and a violent capitalism, based on violence and extraction. Find Grace Ji-Sun Kim's book here.

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When God Became White: Episode 4: Theologies of Terror and Torment is an episode from Faith And Reason 360 by Faith And Reason®.

This episode is 00:33:16 long.

This episode was published on Mar 21, 2025.

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