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Who was Jesus—and what did he look like? And more significantly, what colour was his skin? In this provocative episode, the Curious team are in conversation with professor Edward Blum who, alongside Paul Harvey, co-wrote the intriguing and highly informative “Color of Christ”. Together they unravel the centuries-long struggle over the colour of Christ.

From Warner Sallman’s iconic white Jesus to Black liberation theology’s reimagining of a Christ who shares the suffering of the oppressed, Professor Blum and the team explore how race, power, and identity have shaped - and been shaped by - the image of Jesus.

Drawing on Professors Blum and Harvey’s work ‘The Color of Christ’; this episode examines how art, theology, and politics have collided in the portrayal of the Messiah - from 1950s Sunday school cards to Mormon imagery, from ancient myths like the Letter of Lentulus to modern racial reckonings. This isn’t just about art history - it’s about who gets to see themselves in the divine.

Join the team this week as we traverse some controversial and at times, delicate terrain.

Further Reading
Here’s a bit of homework for you….please note, articles are featured here for balance and provocation and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs and convictions of the Curious team.…

What colour was Jesus? - Theologetics.org

Jesus is black. Get over it - PremierChristianity.com

What we’re reading?
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Prof. Edward Blum and Prof. Paul Harvey - The Color of Christ

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Power can be a very emotive word. How do we understand it? There is perhaps no such thing as a truly impotent individual, for everyone holds a degree of power whether they realise it or not. No one is immune from wielding a form of power. The question is not whether we have the power, but how we understand it and what we do with it and how we define it. This week the Curious team are joined by Restored CEO Bekah Legg, as they explore the meaning, layers, application and abuse of personal and corporate power.

Together Bekah and the team explore a theology of power. How scripture defines it. How God dispenses it. And how often the church can misuse it or even abuse it. This episode builds a case for what healthy, redemptive power looks like that brings wholeness into relational, familial and spiritual environments. Join the team this week as Bekah unpacks some much needed wisdom in a very sensitive and difficult area


Further Reading
Here’s a bit of homework for you… check out the Restored website for important information…

restored-uk.org


What we’re reading?
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Justin Humphreys and Dr. Lisa Oakley — Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse

Natalie Collins — Out of Control

(See the Restored site above for more recommended reading)

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What do we mean by God’s presence? Are we always assured of its tangible reality? In spite of Jesus’s promise to never leave us or forsake us, we also understand the painful tension of scriptures like Psalm 13:1—“How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?” What does scripture mean when it speaks of God’s hiddenness within the reality of his permanent promise of presence? Many Christians believe that it is within themselves to determine God’s presence with them. If we behave, God walks with us, if we don't, he departs from us; but is that what scripture truly tells us, or is the picture very different?

This week the Curious team seek to lay a biblical foundation of divine presence, unpacking a threefold understanding of presence namely; God’s general omini-presence; his tangible, visceral presence; and his redemptive, saving presence. They’ll seek to more adequately define absence and hiddenness in the light of these three resounding truths of presence; before closing the episode with a number of practical understandings in how we better live with the absence/present tension.

Join the team this week as they uncover some rather significant and surprising aspects of God’s dealings with us


Further Reading
Here’s a bit of homework for you….check out these articles around this weeks theme…
When God's Presence Feels Absent - TheGospelCoalition.org

When God isn't there - DesiringGod.org

Cultivating Attentiveness to God's Presence - CSLewisInstitute.org

What we’re reading?
As a feature to our notes, we are adding the book or books that we’ve been browsing and reading as part of this series. So here goes…enjoy;

Francis A. Schaeffer — He Is There and He Is Not Silent

David Bowden — When God Isn’t There

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