Christians and the Middle East Conflict (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Rowe, Paul; Zimmermann, Jens; Dyck, John

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book seeks to identify the work of Christians as agents in the midst of the broader influences of colonialism, power politics, and majoritarian religious forces. It demonstrates that Christians continue to have a role to play in the midst of a Middle East in conflict.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317801108
• Artikelnr.: 41091580

Autorenporträt

Paul S. Rowe is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies at Trinity Western University. John H. A. Dyck is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Studies at Trinity Western University. Jens Zimmermann is Professor of English and Canada Research Chair in Religion, Interpretation and Culture at Trinity Western University. All three are senior research fellows in the Religion, Culture, and Conflict Research Group based at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction, Paul S. Rowe, John H.A. Dyck, and Jens Zimmermann Part I
Theological perspectives 1. Reconciliation as a Christian response to the
Israel-Palestine conflict, Salim J. Munayer 2. The New Testament and the
land, Gary M. Burge 3. Orientalism in Christian theology, Magih Abdul-Masih
Part II Historical perspectives 4. Christian reactions to the Muslim
conquest of Jerusalem (637 CE), Maher Y. Abu-Munshar 5. Albert Hourani,
Arab Christian minorities and the spiritual dimension of Britain's problem
in Palestine, 1938-1947, Todd Thompson 6. The beginnings of a new
coexistence: A case study of the veneration of the Prophet Elijah (Mar
Ilyas) among Christians, Muslims, and Jews in Haifa after 1948, Akiko
Sugase Part III Contemporary perspectives 7. In this world you will have
trouble: Christians living amid conflict in the Middle East, Paul S. Rowe
8. Christians working for peace in the Middle East: Efforts and
expectations, Peter E. Makari 9. "The cross and the crescent are the marks
on my hands": The performance of Palestinian unity amidst political
fragmentation, Alain Epp Weaver 10. Researching Palestinian Christian uses
of the Bible: Israeli and Israelite violence as a canonical problem? Mark
Daniel Calder