THROUGH PALESTINIAN EYES - Gladstone's Library · 2019. 12. 10. · With a public lecture:...

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with Mitri Raheb

Mitri Raheb looks more closely at the rise and fall of Middle Eastern Christianity, the political

situation in Israel Palestine, and the migration, displacement and resilience of contemporary

Christians in the Middle East.

With a public lecture: Faith in the Face of Empire - The Bible through Palestinian Eyes.

Mitri Raheb is the Founder and President of Dar al-Kalima University College

of Arts and Culture in Bethlehem. The most widely published Palestinian

theologian to date, he is the author of 18 books. His books and articles have

been translated so far into 11 languages. Mitri served as the senior pastor of

the Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem from June 1987 to May 2017 and

as the President of the Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan

and the Holy Land from 2011-2016. He was elected in 2018 as a member of the

Palestinian National Council and the Palestinian Central Council and serves as

an advisor to the Higher Presidential Palestinian Committee on Church Affairs.

£ 2 3 5Thurs 16th - Sat 18th

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Thurs 16th

M A Y 6pm Welcome to Gladstone’s Library

8pm The Rise of Middle Eastern Christianity in the 19th Century

Fri 17th

M A Y 8am Eucharist

10am The Fall of Middle Eastern Christianity in the 20th Century12pm The Political Situation in Israel Palestine5pm Christians in Israel Palestine: Migration, Displacement and Resilience

Sun 18th

M A Y 8am Eucharist

10.30am Public Lecture: Faith in the Face of Empire - The Bible through Palestinian Eyes

D I N I N G :8 A M - 9 A M B R E A K F A S T | 6 . 3 0 P M D I N N E R | 1 P M L U N C H