Recent protests on racial justice have also questioned the portrayal of Jesus as a white man. An art historian explains how this image appeared and came to be marketed worldwide.
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Was Jesus Christ the first male lead in the history of modern theatre?
When it was released 15 years ago, Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion of the Christ,’ was a box-office success. The theme of Jesus has been a successful one that many filmmakers around the globe have cashed in on.
Causing offence to others often causes hurt. Such actions have been condemned as unethical, even immoral behaviour in a civilised society. There have been many examples. The Bill Henson photographs of…
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Honorary Research Associate in Philosophy; Lecturer in Ethics in Engineering Faculty, University of Sydney
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Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Associate Professor of Art History, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Religious Studies and Cinema and Media Studies, by special appointment, Hamilton College
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University