What is Complexion-Based Christianity?

During the Spanish Conquests in the 1600s, the Europeans were deeply troubled by the appearance of Africans as they traveled by ship down the Ivory Coast. They wondered if the Africans had the same origin or common ancestor as they. In his book titled “The Forging of the Races: Race and Scripture in the Protestant Atlantic World 1600-2000”, author Colin Kidd explains how Europeans grappled with their faith in the Scriptures because of their observations. He called the  two prevailing theories of why Africans differ in appearance from Europeans as “mono-genesis” and “poly-genesis”.

Complexion Based Christianity Article