“The Cross and the Olive Tree” Book Tour @ Busboys and Poets

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About the editors:

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.”

About the book:

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.

“How does one keep faith and hope alive in times of genocide? How can we bear witness to suffering, imagine a different world, and move toward reconciliation in the face of destruction? These are not abstract theological exercises—they are the urgent, lived questions that the next generation of Palestinian theologians wrestle with in this groundbreaking book.”

—Rev. Mitri Raheb, founder and president, Dar al-Kalima University, Bethlehem, Palestine.

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