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A groundbreaking collection of essays that will reshape the understanding of Anglicanism's history and influence in Palestine.
The ongoing war in Gaza and broader Middle Eastern violence is prompting scholars to examine the British Empire's colonial legacy in the region and the roles played by the Church of England and The Episcopal Church. The Anglican mission began in Palestine with the creation of an Anglo-Prussian Episcopal See in Jerusalem in 1841. Christian Zionism in England influenced the development of Jewish Zionism and the support for the Balfour Declaration. Yet no book introduces this complex history and brings this to bear on what happens in today’s Palestine. Until now.
Edited by one of the world’s leading Anglican scholars and a former president of the American Academy of Religion—and featuring contributors from across the globe, including Canon Professor Mark Chapman, Dr. Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, Dr. Miranda Pillay, Rev. Dr. Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook, Dr. Fadi Diab, Dr. Thandi Gamedze, and Dr. Gustavo Gilson Sousa de Oliviera—The Anglican Church and Palestine will be a groundbreaking volume. It will trace the history of Anglican and Episcopal missions in Palestine, examine Christian and Jewish Zionism, offer theological and ethical insights into the relationship between religion and conflict, and provide pastoral resources to help churches respond thoughtfully and faithfully to the current crisis.
“With contributions from scholars and church leaders alike, including key Palestinian voices, The Anglican Church and Palestine breaks open the historical, political, and ecclesiological underpinnings of Anglicanism in the Holy Land.”
“A vital contribution to the study of church history, Christian Zionism, and global decolonial movements, the book speaks with urgency and clarity to our present moment.”
“It is...a deeply informed, increasingly urgent cry from the hearts of the contributors for all Anglicans to respond now with equal courage and determination, to act more publicly and more resolutely to usher in an era of enduring peace with justice for all in the Palestine of Jesus. Indeed, the Palestine of all faith-filled hearts.”
“The reader will encounter wide-ranging scholarship and a rich collection of incisive essays by established and emerging voices from both the global North and South. . . .The volume offers an important and illuminating contribution to postcolonial studies and our understanding of the region.”