A product of DARE Palestine – a Council for World Mission (CWM) DARE (Discernment and Radical Engagement) Regional Forum, held in Istanbul in 2024 and inspired by Palestinian liberation theologies, Theology After Gaza, is the latest CWM title published by Cascade Books that collects scholarly and practical responses to the Israeli invasion of Gaza, a part of occupied Palestinian territories.
The 394-page book, the latest entry in the series of titles produced from the global DARE conferences, boldly tackles the armed conflict with well-known authors and prolific writers, including Jewish and Muslim scholars in five curated sections.
“DARE and liberation theologies are radically interdisciplinary, interreligious, and intersectional in their approach,” explained CWM General Secretary Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum, who reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to radical discipleship and prophetic spirituality.
Through the DARE programme, Keum highlighted that CWM conveys its prophetic role in the present sociopolitical, economic, ecological, and global landscapes.
Coedited by Rev. Dr Mitri Raheb, theologian, author, and editor of 50 books that deal with modern Middle Eastern church history, contextual theology, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and Rev. Dr Graham McGeoch, CWM Mission Secretary for Discipleship and Dialogue, Theology After Gaza is a powerful anthology that is all at once seminal, timely, and relevant.
“This book sensitises Western Christians and the Western academy to Palestinian perspectives and voices,” described McGeoch, who added that the self-determination of the Palestinian people continues to be a prescient political topic in the 21st century.
Sounding the urgent call for the Western world to recognise the theological crisis that is happening in Gaza, Raheb warns that the current conflict threatens the very survival of Christianity in the battered territories.
“It is obvious that Christianity [in Gaza] will not survive this genocide, nor will it survive this decade. We are witnessing the death of a Christian community that was once a major thriving Christian hub in the region.”
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