Bearing Witness: Palestinian Christian Perspectives (Nelson)
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How should the church respond to violence and injustice in the holy land?
Dr. Yousef Khoury is a respected Palestinian Christian theologian bringing firsthand perspectives on faith, justice, and costly peace-making to churches across New Zealand. Yousef is the academic dean of Bethlehem Bible College, a board member of Kairos Palestine and was raised in Gaza—where his family remains.
Through his teaching, research, and lived experience he offers a thoughtful and deeply personal insight to the realities in the Holy Land today, and what courageous peace-making can look like from here in the Pacific.
Seminar followed by Q+A. All welcome.
This tour is hosted by Aotearoa Christians for Peace in Palestine in partnership with Beyond Pilgrimage.
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Dr Yousef Khoury
Yousef Kamal AlKhoury (Ph.D., Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) is a Christian Arab Palestinian theologian from Gaza. He serves as Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies and Academic Dean at Bethlehem Bible College. He is a member of the steering committee of Christ at the Checkpoint and the board of Kairos Palestine. His research and publications, in Arabic and English, center on Palestinian theology, contextual biblical interpretation, and Palestinian and Arab Christianity.
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