Advice offered for congregations wishing to explore more deeply by Scott O’Neill | Presbyterian News Service LOUISVILLE — The PC(USA)’s Christian Zionism working group presented its third and final scheduled webinar focused on Confronting Christian Zionism Thursday afternoon via Zoom.

A Lutheran minister who runs a university in Bethlehem traveled to Evanston this month to give a north suburban church audience his on-the-ground view of what’s happening in the West Bank, Israel and Gaza. Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, a Palestinian Christian, said that during Holy Week in late April, Israeli airstrikes destroyed the Gaza branch of Dar al-Kalima University, the university he founded to promote peace through arts and culture. Only the...

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The Palestinian theologian challenges Christians to examine their feelings about Israel—and to ask what their faith has to do with these feelings.

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28 MARCH 2024 Michael Lewis reflects on Christians’ situation in the Middle East

By Daoud Kuttab (RNS) — When the New Life Presbyterian Church in Atlanta invited the Rev. Mitri Raheb to speak at their Matthew 25 summit, he wanted his trip to the United States to be more than a single sermon at a church event. Palestinians were suffering from the carnage in Gaza, and he knew he had a bigger mission.

Makdisi Street The brothers welcome Dr. Mitri Raheb to the show to talk about the role and visibility of Christians in Palestine’s ecumenical culture, so-called Christian Zionism, and how the Bible can be read either as a text authorizing empire and genocide (as with Netanyahu citing the extirpation of the Amalek) or as a text calling for liberation, equality, justice and resistance to empire.

EPISODE SUMMARY Last month, the Bethlehem municipality announced the cancellation of Christmas celebrations in the city of Christ’s birth, as a gesture of mourning and in honor of the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israel. Palestinian churches and local leaders emphasize that canceling Christmas in Palestine aims to send a message to the world and to those celebrating, highlighting that Israel is bombing the very birthplace...

THIS EPISODE On this episode we are joined by Dr. Mitri Raheb, Founder and President of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem. The most widely published Palestinian theologian to date, Dr. Raheb is the author and editor of 50 books including: Decolonizing Palestine: The Land, The People, The Bible; In the Eye of the Storm: Middle Eastern Christians in an Age of Empire and Faith in the Face of Empire: The Bible through Palestinian Eyes—among many...

A conversation with theologian Mitri Raheb about current conditions in Palestine, Christian Zionism, Biblical interpretation, and more

Most of the enclave’s 800-1,000 Christians have remained in Gaza City, even as Israel’s ground offensive has intensified Heba Saleh in Cairo YESTERDAY Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.

Elham Farah was a 'bold woman,' the 'life of the party' and a beloved member of Gaza's dwindling Christian community, her family tells The Messenger Safia Samee Ali

The territory’s vibrant arts community was testament to Palestinian resilience, but now it is losing voices central to its spirit.

Mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Spiegels lesen Sie hier das Interview: Palästinensischer Pastor »Mich empört, dass in Deutschland viele überhaupt kein Mitgefühl für die zivilen Opfer im Gazastreifen haben« Bei einem israelischen Luftangriff sind in einer Kirche im Gazastreifen Christen ums Leben gekommen. Der palästinensische Geistliche Mitri Raheb spricht über die Situation der Gläubigen vor Ort – und über seine Hoffnung. Monika...

Pastor in Betlehem »Der Bischof sagte, wir bleiben hier, auch wenn wir sterben werden«

‘This is reminding me a bit of how it felt post-9/11,’ Palestinian activist and policy analyst Laila El-Haddad told Religion News Service By Kathryn Post and Roxanne Stone

Liebe Freunde, Letzten Donnerstag haben wir unsere internationale Konferenz "Land, Leute und Kultur" beendet, nur um zwei Tage später festzustellen, dass sich die Situation drastisch verändert hat. Wir sind froh, dass die meisten Gäste wieder wohlbehalten in ihren Ländern sind. Wir haben mit den wenigen, die geblieben sind, Kontakt aufgenommen, und sie haben uns mitgeteilt, dass es ihnen gut geht. Viele Freunde, die sich um unsere Sicherheit...

Dear Friends, Last Thursday we concluded our international conference “Land, People, and Culture”, only to wake up two days later to see that the situation has changed drastically. We are glad that most of our guests are back in their countries safe and sound. We have connected with the few who remained, and they informed us that they are doing well. Many friends, concerned about our safety, have been sending us messages inquiring about our...