OH UNCLE, THIS JESUS IS NOT WHITE!

RETHINKING THE IMAGERY OF CHRIST THROUGH VISUAL CULTURE, A CONTRIBUTION TO BLACK AND AFRICAN THEOLOGY

Abstract

This text is part of the discussions  concerning Black Theology and African Theology. In it we seek to deconstruct  and understand the process of whitening around the figure of Christ. The best way to deconstruct this imaginary is starting from history. However, even starting from history, the resolution of this  problem is not that easy, because this  figure also transcends history itself, it is  in the face of this fact that we seek in this text to link theology to history, adding, obviously, another element, which we  are calling here visual culture, or simply, iconography. This third element is  important insofar as it was through it  that the imagery we have about the  White Jesus was uniformly disseminated.