Articles
“Blessing for Each Other”
Read moreIt was not long ago that a multiplicity of events were planned to celebrate the fortieth year anniversary of Vatican II Declaration Nostra…
Seeking Understanding to Enable Constructive Dialogue
Read moreIn October 2011, the International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) invited a number of Christians to a meeting in Beit Jala, situated…
The Raheb-Herzog Affair
Read moreWhen the German concern Media Control announced the four winners of its 2011 German Media Prize (Deutscher Medienpreis) on January 13, 2012,…
"Palestinian Theologian" Trashes "Palestinian Theology"
Read moreFor over two decades, parts of the Christian world have been bemused by the writings of self-styled "Palestinian Christian theologians."…
Land of Israel and Universal Salvation in the New Testament
Read moreIn December 2009, Palestinian Christians published A Word of Faith, Hope and Love from the Heart of Palestinian's Suffering, (hereafter…
The Jewish Moses
Read moreIn Rabbinic Judaism, Moses takes the dominant position among all biblical characters. Through him, God leads his people out of Egypt;…
The Jesus of the Gospels as interpreter of the Torah.
Read moreAccording to the Gospels, Jesus has neither abolished nor surpassed the law. He interpreted the Torah. To show this, I will confine myself…
John Paul II, Lower Manhattan and the Power of Religious Symbolism
Read moreThe recent controversy over the proposed construction of an Islamic center and mosque in Lower Manhattan has raised unsettling questions…
The Palestinian "Kairos" Document.
Read moreThe self-styled "Kairos Palestine" document was launched in Bethlehem on December 11, 2009 by a panel chaired by the former Latin Patriarch…