Witnessing for Peace

The rapidly deteriorating situation in Israel/Palestine has dashed hopes of any imminent peace or even accommodation between the Israeli people and the Palestinian people. A leader in Palestinian Christianity, and an outspoken advocate of nonviolence and of Palestinian rights, Bishop Munib Younan directly addresses this situation and its imperatives. Born of Palestinian refugee parents and raised in Jerusalem, Younan has spent his life pastoring Palestinian Christians and searching for nonviolent solutions in this complex and volatile religious and political scene. In this volume, Younan presents first the historical and social context of the Palestinian situation, beginning with the not-well-known story of Arab Christianity and his own background. He elaborates his own theology of nonviolence, centered in the idea of martyria-heeding a call to justice, inclusion, and forgiveness. He illustrates the notion with dramatic and often tragic episodes and shows how it can address key issues in the current struggle with Israel over statehood, land, and refugees. Younan's model of Christian nonviolence also has demonstrable benefits in addressing terrorism, interreligious strife, and global peacemaking. Younan's is a voice all Christians of conscience should hear.

Author: Munib A. Younan
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Published: 06/01/2003
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.39w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780800635985

Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 02/10/2003 pg. 183
Publishers Weekly 02/10/2003

About the Author
Younan, Munib A.: -

Munib A. Younan is Bishop of Jerusalem in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan, Jerusalem.

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