Christ in the Rubble: Faith, the Bible, and the Genocide in Gaza

Synopsis

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.

Copyright:

2025

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ISBN-13:

9781467470124

Related ISBNs:

9780802885548

Publisher:

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

Date of Addition:

04/04/25

Copyrighted By:

Munther Isaac

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government

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Foreword by:

Willie James Jennings