Interreligious Solidarity for Justice in Palestine-Israel - (New Approaches to Religion and Power) by Ulrich Duchrow & Mark Braverman (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This volume provides a historical context for the present escalation of hostilities between Palestinians and the State of Israel. It brings together interdisciplinary chapters written by international specialists in the field of interreligious engagement. It presents Jewish and Palestinian perspectives as well as the South African perspective regarding apartheid, international law, antisemitism, and the suppression of the Palestinian voice in Germany and the USA.

It further delves into the historic and ongoing dispossession of the Palestinian experience, and discusses the ethnic cleansing carried out by Israel and supported by the Western powers, particularly the U.S. The volume ultimately offers theological and hermeneutic alternatives to prevailing understandings of the Bible as supporting modern Jewish hegemony in historic Palestine. It's an important read for scholars working in the intersection of religion, politics and power.

From the Back Cover

This volume provides a historical context for the present escalation of hostilities between Palestinians and the State of Israel. It brings together interdisciplinary chapters written by international specialists in the field of interreligious engagement. It presents Jewish and Palestinian perspectives as well as the South African perspective regarding apartheid, international law, antisemitism, and the suppression of the Palestinian voice in Germany and the United States. It further delves into the historic and ongoing dispossession of the Palestinian experience and discuss the accusation of ethnic cleansing carried out by Israel and supported by the Western powers, particularly the United States.

Ulrich Duchrow, Dr. theol., Prof. for systematic theology and social ethics (focus on theology-economy) at the University of Heidelberg, active in the worldwide ecumenical movement (World Council of Churches, Lutheran World Federation, World Communion of Reformed Churches, Ev. Landeskirche in Baden). Co-founder and honorary moderator of Kairos Europe, member of the Kairos Palestine Solidarity Network in Germany and of the theological working group of Global Kairos for Justice.

Mark Braverman, Ph.D is co-founder and Executive Director of Kairos USA, a movement to unify and mobilize American Christians to take a prophetic stance for a just peace in Israel and Palestine. He has been closely involved in the international church movement for Palestinian rights, serving on the Palestine Ecumenical Forum of the World Council of Churches and on the International Coordinating Committee and Theology Working Group of the Global Kairos for Justice Coalition. He is Research Fellow in Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

The book Interreligious Solidarity for Justice in Palestine-Israel is a seminal work covering the interconnected efforts of activists, intellectuals and ecumenical/interfaith leaders in exposing the ongoing violence perpetrated against the Palestinian people. The unveiling of the complicity of the global church and Western powers in support of a settler colonial project is at the core of this book. A must-read for all those who have at heart a prophetic engagement for justice in the Middle East.

Luciano Kovacs, Area Coordinator, Middle East Europe Office, Presbyterian World Mission, PC(United States).

About the Author

Ulrich Duchrow, Dr. theol., Prof. for systematic theology and social ethics (focus on theology-economy) at the University of Heidelberg, active in the worldwide ecumenical movement (World Council of Churches, Lutheran World Federation, World Communion of Reformed Churches, Ev. Landeskirche in Baden). Co-founder and honorary moderator of Kairos Europe, member of the Kairos Palestine Solidarity Network in Germany and of the theological working group of Global Kairos for Justice.

Mark Braverman, Co-founder and Executive Director of Kairos USA, a movement to unify and mobilize American Christians to take a prophetic stance for a just peace in Israel and Palestine. Research Fellow in Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology, Stellenbosch University. Kairos USA is inspired by contemporary prophetic movements of Christians in Palestine, Southern Africa, Asia and Europe, the legacy of the ecumenical movement, and the civil rights movement in this country.