The Shroud of Turin may be the most studied artifact on earth, yet the mystery surrounding it only deepens. Dr. Cheryl White, a history professor at LSU and leading shroud scholar, explores the forensic image, blood evidence, three-dimensional data, and historical clues that may place the cloth far earlier than the 1355 date often associated with it.
White examines why the 1988 carbon dating is increasingly challenged, newer evidence pointing toward a first-century origin, the Shroud’s connections to the Sudarium of Oviedo and ancient art, and the pollen, soil, and sampling controversies surrounding the cloth. Alongside Daniel Vitalis, she tackles the biggest questions surrounding its history, authenticity, and possible connection to Jesus and the resurrection.
Whether you’re a believer, skeptic, or simply fascinated by one of history’s greatest mysteries, this conversation offers a compelling look at the science, history, and unanswered questions surrounding the Shroud of Turin.
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Dr. Cheryl White
Cheryl H. White, Ph.D. is a professor of history at Louisiana State University at Shreveport, where she holds the endowed Hubert Humphreys Professorship. She currently serves on the board of directors of the Shroud of Turin Education and Research Association (STERA) and has published original research from the Vatican Secret Archives on the history of the Shroud for international journals and conferences.
Dr. White served as the historical consultant on the original Shroud of Turin exhibit developed for the Museum of the Bible and is a lecturer for the Smithsonian Institution. In 2023, she presented on the topic of the Shroud of Turin at World Youth Day in Lisbon Portugal and at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress.
With Father Peter Mangum, she co-hosts a thirty-six episode podcast series entitled Who is the Man of the Shroud? Dr. White also appears in a documentary on the Shroud for EWTN and works closely with the Center for the International Study of the Shroud in Turin on collaborative projects.
She is the author of The Shroud in the Third Millenium: Confronting the Limits of Human Knowledge (Zondervan, Westbow Press, 2025).