Peace and Faith : Christian Churches and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / edited by Cary Nelson and Michael C. Gizzi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nelson, Cary, editor.

Gizzi, Michael C., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (634 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Presbyterians for Middle East Peace, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

PEACE AND FAITH: Christian Churches and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, composed of new essays, is the first collection to bring together writers from different faith communities to discuss the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement’s impact on one of the more fractious topics addressed by Christian denominations: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In so doing, it builds on interfaith projects under way for decades. Theology and politics intermingle in debates taking place in local churches, Christian NGOs, and national church meetings that define official policy. The debates revive and reframe the most basic values of Christianity and the questions church members seek to resolve: How do Christians today hew to the principles Jesus articulated? How can justice be pursued in the context of competing national narratives and historical understandings? What bearing do or should centuries of Christian violence against Jews and Muslims have on contemporary theology and ethics? Is it ethical, or even possible, to set aside millennia of Christian anti-Semitism in judging Israel’s conduct? What Christian values should be honored in pursuing Jesus’s mission of reconciliation today? How may the pursuit of truth be corrupted by passionate social witness? Can advocacy cross the line into hatred? These are among the critical questions this collection poses and attempts to address.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION: Cary Nelson, “The Political and Theological Foundations of Christian Engagement with the Jewish State”

PART ONE: The Holy Land and the Politics of Religious Belief

PART TWO: Boycott Campaigns in the Presbyterian Church USA

PART THREE: Reconciliation—Guideposts for the Future

APPENDIX

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781637607626

1637607628

OCLC:

1301546533