Decolonizing Palestine : the land, the people, the Bible
Publication Information
Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, [2023]
Physical Description
xviii, 166 pages ; 21 cm
Summary
"Decolonizing Palestine challenges the weaponization of biblical texts to support the current settler-colonial state of Israel. Raheb argues that some of the most important theological concepts--Israel, the land, election, and chosen people--must be decolonized in a paradigm shift in Christian theological thinking about Palestine. Decolonizing Palestine is a timely book that builds on the latest research in settler-colonialism and human rights to place traditional theological themes within the wider socio-political context of settler colonialism as it is practiced by the modern nation-state of Israel. Written by a native Palestinian Christian theologian who continues to live in the region, Decolonizing Palestine provides an insider's perspective that disrupts hegemonic and imperialist narratives about the region."--
Contents
- Introduction
- Settler colonialism, Palestine, and the Bible
- Christian Zionism
- The land, the Bible, and settler colonialism
- Chosen people?
- Epilogue.