WhenWesternChristiansthinkaboutGod,thedefaultimagethatcomestomindisusuallywhiteandmale.Howdidthathappen?ChristianityisrootedintheancientNearEastamongpeopleofdarkerskin.Butovertime,EuropeanChristianscastJesusintheirownimage,withartthatimaginedafair-skinnedSaviorinthestyleofimperialrulers.GraceJi-SunKimexploresthehistoricaloriginsandtheologicalimplicationsofhowJesusbecamewhiteandGodbecameawhitemale.ThemythofthewhitemaleGodhashadadevastatingeffectasitenabledChristianitytohaveaprofoundlycolonialistpostureacrosstheglobe.Kimexaminestherootsofthedistortion,itsharmfulimpactontheworld,andshowswhatitlooksliketorecoverthebiblicalrealityofanonwhite,nongenderedGod.RediscoveringGodasSpiritleadsustoamorejustfaithandabetterchurchandworld.
