Order books from some of the leading Palestinian Christian theologians and pastors

Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac has been one of the leading voices challenging Western Christians’ uncritical embrace of Zionist theology and politics. Christ in the Rubble speaks from his unique vantage point as a prominent Palestinian Christian pastor and theologian, unpacking the realities on the ground and the confronting conversations that our faith community often avoids: that this is an inherently Christian issue. Israel’s campaign to eliminate the Palestinian people did not begin after October 2023. Rather, the campaign is a continuation of a colonial project with nineteenth-century roots that has, since 1948, established systems of entrenched discrimination and segregation worse than South Africa’s apartheid regime.

Writing with close-up and firsthand knowledge of conditions on the ground, and rooted in a commitment to nonviolence and just peace, Isaac argues that support for the State of Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza reflects a failure to apply a grounded Christian theological critique to colonialism, racism, and imperialism. He calls on Christians to repent of our complicity in the destruction of the Palestinian people, and challenges us to realign our beliefs and actions with those of Christ—who can be found not among perpetrators of violence, but with victims buried under the rubble of war. This book is an approachable and insightful starting point and highly recommended read for all Christians.

From the lived theology of grandmothers to traditions of scholarship, from ancient liturgies to contemporary resistance, eight Palestinian Christian theologians offer a crucial and vibrant perspective on liberation, reconciliation, and divine imagination. Written within the heart of suffering, the cross and the olive tree interpret each other in an unwavering hope, symbols of faith and homeland.

John Munayer is a Palestinian theologian from Jerusalem and holds degrees from King’s College London, the University of Edinburgh, and VU University Amsterdam. John is currently involved in interreligious activism and is the founder and editor of the Journal of Palestinian Christianity at the Bethlehem Bible College. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, researching the political theology of the Palestinian laity in relation to the Holy Fire ceremony.  

Samuel Munayer is a Palestinian theologian from Jerusalem and holds degrees from Durham University and Exeter University. Samuel works as an advocacy and access officer for a humanitarian organization that works in Gaza and the West Bank. He recently co-authored with John the article entitled, “Decolonising Palestinian Liberation Theology: New Methods, Sources, and Voices.”

Watch our recent webinar with Sam & John

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. Raheb’s boob 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, Decolonizing Palestine provides an insider’s perspective that disrupts hegemonic and imperialist narratives about the region.

Mitri Raheb is founder and president of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, Palestine. Alongside numerous international awards, he holds a doctorate in theology from Philipps University, Marburg, Germany, and an honorary doctorate from Concordia University, Chicago.

A great beginner introduction to the Palestinian context, The Other Side of the Wall provides an opportunity to hear the realities of life on the ground from a leading Palestinian pastor and theologian, as Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac extends an invitation to step beyond the wall and off the pilgrimage trail to listen to the stories and perspective of Palestinian communities.

Christians have lived in Palestine since the earliest days of the Jesus movement, yet Palestinian Christians find themselves marginalized and ostracized. In the midst of Israel’s violent domination, the voices of Palestinian Christians are often unheard and ignored.

Rev. Munther shares the perspective of Palestinian Christians; laments the injustices suffered by the Palestinian people; holds hope for a just peace; offers a theology of the land and a vision for a shared land that belongs to God—in stark contrast to the dominant religious and nationalistic ideologies and agendas for the region.