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Christ in the rubble : faith, the Bible, and the genocide in Gaza / Munther Isaac ; foreword by Willie James Jennings.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Isaac, Munther, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arab-Israeli conflict--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Arab-Israeli conflict--History--21st century.
- Israel-Hamas War, 2023-.
- Palestine--In Christianity.
- Palestine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 267 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Faith, the Bible, and the genocide in Gaza
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2025.
- Summary:
- "A Palestinian Christian pastor and theologian recounts the history of Israeli oppression of the Palestinian people, culminating in the current genocidal campaign against Gaza, and calls Western Christians to repent of their complicity in this oppression"-- Provided by publisher.
- A cry from the heart and a call to action from a Palestinian Christian pastor and theologian. In this impassioned and incisive book, Munther Isaac challenges mainstream Christians' uncritical embrace of the modern State of Israel. Speaking from his unique vantage point as a prominent Palestinian Christian pastor and theologian, he proclaims a truth that is rarely acknowledged in Christian circles: Israel's campaign to eliminate the Palestinian people did not begin after October 7, 2023. Rather, the campaign is a continuation of a colonial project with nineteenth-century roots that has, since 1948, established systems of entrenched discrimination and segregation worse than South Africa's apartheid regime. Writing from Bethlehem with close-up knowledge of conditions on the ground, and rooted in a commitment to nonviolence and just peace, Isaac urges readers to recognize that support for Zionism's genocidal project entails a failure to bring a properly Christian theological criticism to bear upon colonialism, racism, and empire. He calls on Christians to repent of their complicity in the destruction of the Palestinian people. And he challenges them to realign their beliefs and actions with Christ—who can be found not among perpetrators of violence, but with victims buried under the rubble of war.
- Contents:
- A genocide in Gaza
- This war did not start on October 7
- The relevant context of Gaza
- Coloniality, racism, and empire theology
- Theology of genocide
- A call to repentance
- Christ in the rubble in Gaza
- The moral compass of the world
- Epilogue: Hope, survival, and sumud.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781467470124
- 1467470120
- OCLC:
- 1511103257
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