Christians and the Middle East Conflict

Paul S. Roweis 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 Zimmermannis 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.

• 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