Mission in the Shadow of Zionism: Reflections of a Palestinian Christian Theologian on Lausanne IV
As a Palestinian and participant of the Lausanne Fourth Congress, Tony Deik offers his perspective on the event.
As a Palestinian and participant of the Lausanne Fourth Congress, Tony Deik offers his perspective on the event.
On September 23, Ruth Padilla DeBorst offered a 15 minute plenary speech at the Lausanne 4 Congress in Incheon, South Korea. In spite of the push-back expressed by the conference organizers, we fully endorse Ruth’s talk and we publish it here with hope and prayer that the Church will stand up for justice and peace, both in Palestine-Israel and the world round, even in the face of power, wealth and indifference.
This letter was written by the Christian-Muslim Relations Team of Eastern Mennonite Missions in response to the 25 Gaps identified by the Lausanne Movement in preparation for the Fourth Lausanne Congress.
Warning: a call to radical peacemaking wrapped in solid, compelling biblical scholarship and a convincing argument that it is actually possible in a violent world can disrupt one’s safe and normal life. That is exactly what readers will encounter in Ronald J. Sider’s recent offering.