Racializing Jesus - Race, Ideology and the Formation of Modern Biblical Scholarship

Shawn Kelley's groundbreaking study shows how the major intellectual movements of the modern world, such as Orientalism and romantic nationalism, become infused with the category of race. He then traces the processes through which racially-grounded thinking has influenced modern biblical scholarship.
Dynamic and thought-provoking, the book incorporates a wide range of current debate, from critical race theory to the relationship between Martin Heidegger and National Socialism. It will give every student and scholar of biblical studies awareness of the subtle ways in which racial thinking has permeated their discipline, and encourage them to create new modes of biblical analysis.

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Racialized discourse; Chapter 2 The Hegelian Synthesis; Chapter 3 Jesus and the myth of the west; Chapter 4 Aesthetic Fascism; Chapter 5 In the Shadow of Heidegger; Chapter 6 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Messiah; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

About the author

Shawn Kelley is Associate Professor of Religion at Daemen College in Amherst, New York. He is co-chair of the Synoptic Gospels Section of the Society of Biblical Literature.

Summary

Shawn Kelley's groundbreaking study shows how the major intellectual movements of the modern world, such as Orientalism and romantic nationalism, become infused with the category of race. He then traces the processes through which racially-grounded thinking has influenced modern biblical scholarship.
Dynamic and thought-provoking, the book incorporates a wide range of current debate, from critical race theory to the relationship between Martin Heidegger and National Socialism. It will give every student and scholar of biblical studies awareness of the subtle ways in which racial thinking has permeated their discipline, and encourage them to create new modes of biblical analysis.

Product details

• Authors: Shawn Kelley, Kelley Shawn
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.05.2002
• EAN: 9780415283731
• ISBN: 978-0-415-28373-1
• No. of pages: 270
• Weight: 338 g
• Series: Biblical Limits
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Christology, Religion: general, Christianity, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice