Witnessing for Peace : In Jerusalem and the World

Fred M. Strickert

ISBN 10: 0800635981 / ISBN 13: 9780800635985

Published by Abingdon Press Jun 2003, 2003

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Neuware - The rapidly deteriorating situation in Israel/Palestine has dashed hopes of any imminent peace or even accommodation between the Israeli people and the Palestinian people. A leader in Palestinian Christianity, and an outspoken advocate of nonviolence and of Palestinian rights, Bishop Munib Younan directly addresses this situation and its imperatives. Born of Palestinian refugee parents and raised in Jerusalem, Younan has spent his life pastoring Palestinian Christians and searching for nonviolent solutions in this complex and volatile religious and political scene.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Witnessing for Peace : In Jerusalem and the World
• Publisher: Abingdon Press Jun 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0800635981
• ISBN 13: 9780800635985
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 214W x 137H x 13D millimeters 214 millimeters width by 137 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 245 grams

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Synopsis

The rapidly deteriorating situation in Israel/Palestine has dashed hopes of any imminent peace or even accommodation between the Israeli people and the Palestinian people. A leader in Palestinian Christianity, and an outspoken advocate of nonviolence and of Palestinian rights, Bishop Munib Younan directly addresses this situation and its imperatives. Born of Palestinian refugee parents and raised in Jerusalem, Younan has spent his life pastoring Palestinian Christians and searching for nonviolent solutions in this complex and volatile religious and political scene.

In this volume, Younan presents first the historical and social context of the Palestinian situation, beginning with the not-well-known story of Arab Christianity and his own background. He elaborates his own theology of nonviolence, centered in the idea of martyria-heeding a call to justice, inclusion, and forgiveness. He illustrates the notion with dramatic and often tragic episodes and shows how it can address key issues in the current struggle with Israel over statehood, land, and refugees. Younan's model of Christian nonviolence also has demonstrable benefits in addressing terrorism, interreligious strife, and global peacemaking. Younan's is a voice all Christians of conscience should hear.

About the Authors

Fred M. Strickert is Professor of Religion, Wartburg College, Iowa, and author of Bethsaida: Home of the Apostles (1998) and co-author of Bethlehem 2000: Past and Present (with Mitri Raheb, 1998).

Munib A. Younan is Bishop of Jerusalem in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan, Jerusalem.