Chesucristo: Fusions, Myths, and Realities

Kunzle, David. Latin American Perspectives. Chesucristo: Fusions, Myths, and Realities. 2008; 35; 97

Kunzle's article begins by noting how some thinkers, though usually considered heretical, may have legitimate reasons to think that the historical Jesus was actually violent political revolutionary. He proceeds to examine how Che Guevara has similarly been "pacified," even though his real person was often angry, violent, and even "ferocious." He specifically evaluates several less than subtle comparisons between how Che and Jesus were viewed, especially surrounding their deaths (and resurrections). Though Kunzle's interpretation of religious texts and the history of Jesus' life is likely to be highly controversial, his observations about changes in Che's image are a clearer historical reality which provide interesting food for thought.