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Christians and a Land Called Holy

How We Can Foster Justice, Peace and Hope
  • ISBN-13: 9780800637842
  • Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
    Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
  • By Charles P. Lutz, By Robert O. Smith
  • Price: AUD $32.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 20/02/2006
  • Format: Paperback (216.00mm X 140.00mm) 184 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Christianity [HRC]
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Fair-minded and sympathetic to Jewish, Muslim, and Christian concerns, Lutz and Smith provide a clear account of the Israeli-Palestinian situation and a compelling plea for Christian involvement in the area. Carefully sorting out the tangled historical and religious roots of the problems, they reveal the strong forces at work in the conflict and lay out the driving biblical notions of election and covenant, the historical causes of the bitter and divisive clashes of the last 50 years, the complex demographic and political issues today, how Palestinians (particularly Christians) have been affected by the turmoil, and how, finally, Christians must engage the future of justice and peace. Includes maps and twelve black and white photos.
Charles P. Lutz is a retired journalist and is coordinator in Minnesota of Churches for Middle East Peace, a coalition of 20 national church policy agencies. He writes and speaks frequently on matters of faith and politics involving Israel and Palestine and has frequently visited the Holy Land with groups of concerned Christians. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Robert O. Smith is an ELCA pastor currently serving as area program director for the Middle East and North Africa in the global mission unit of the Churchwide Organization. He is based in Jerusalem.
Preface Introduction What's So Special about This Space? Politics, Faiths, and Fundamentalisms Division in the Christian Family The Call to ActionAppendix: Whose Land Is It? Resources Notes Index of Scripture Index of Subjects and Names
"This book is an important addition to the beginning witness of Christians who, while fighting anti-Semitism, struggle also for the freedom of the Palestinian people." -- Marc H. Ellis "University Professor and Director, Center for American & Jewish Studies, Baylor University"
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