When I am in US Christian spaces, I
encounter this assumption so often that
I’ve come to believe it is the default
assumption about Jesus’ appearance.
Indeed, white Jesus is everywhere: a 30-
foot-tall white Savior stands at the center
of Biola University’s campus; white Jesus
is featured on most Christmas cards; and
the recent History Channel mini-series
The Bible dramatically introduced a white
Jesus to more than 100 million viewers.
In most of the Western world, Jesus is
white.
While Christ the Lord transcends skin
colour and racial divisions, white Jesus
has real consequences.
In all likelihood, if you close your
eyes in prayers and picture Jesus,
you’ll imagine a white man.
Without conscious intention or
awareness, many of us have
become disciples of a white Jesus.