Join us for a very special November Book Club discussing “Being Christian after the Desolation of Gaza.”
Thanks everyone for joining us for Book Club tonight! Here are links and resources from tonight’s discussion:
📖 The Book
- Being Christian After the Desolation of Gaza – Order the book directly from the publisher
✍️ Letters & Declarations
- A Call for Repentance: An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians
- Response to “A Call for Repentance” – Red Letter Christians
- Church at the Crossroads Conference Declaration – Read the letters and sign the declaration
- Church at the Crossroads: Responding to the Calls of Palestinian Christians – Sign the declaration on Change.org
- Christianity Today Survey – Let Christianity Today know that you support Gaza and ask them to do the same
🎙️ Across the Divide Podcast
Daniel Bannoura’s podcast on Palestine-Israel through the lens of faith and peacemaking:
- Website | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Instagram
🔗 Additional Resources
- Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice Resource Hub
- Munther Isaac’s “Sermon to the West”
- Christ at the Checkpoint Conference – May 26–30, 2026 in Bethlehem, Palestine
📅 Upcoming from Red Letter Christians
- December Morning Prayer – Join us on December 1st, 2025 with contributors to our 2025 Advent Calendar
- Advent 2025: God With Us – Faith in the Face of Genocide
Daniel Bannoura
Daniel is a Palestinian theologian and podcaster. He received his PhD degree in Qur’anic studies at the University of Notre Dame, and his research focuses on the redaction of the Qur’an, Syriac in Late Antiquity, Christian-Muslim relations, and Palestinian theology. Daniel is the advocacy officer of the Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice, and is also a co-host of “Across the Divide”, a podcast that provides a space for thoughtful conversations about Palestine-Israel through the lens of faith and peace-making.
J. Ross Wagner
Ross is Associate Professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School with a research focus on Paul’s letters, the Septuagint, and the theological exegesis of Scripture. An Anglican priest, he has taught courses in Israel/Palestine for undergraduates, divinity students, and pastors.
Anton Deik
Tony is a Palestinian Christian living in Latin America. He’s an Associate Director with the Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice and featured speaker at Christ at the Checkpoint conference and Church at the Crossroads conference.
Gary M. Burge
Gary is an America author and professor. He is a New Testament scholar at Calvin Theological Seminary. He earned his Ph.D., from Aberdeen University, Scotland, was a professor of New Testament in the Department of Theology at Wheaton College and Graduate School. Gary is ordained in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. and is a frequent speaker at conferences, retreats and churches. He also leads faculty development workshops at colleges and seminaries based on his 2015 book, Mapping Your Academic Career. He is also deeply invested in the Middle East and its churches from Iraq to Egypt and travels there annually.
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Event Details:
November 25th
7pm ET
Zoom / Live on Red Letter Christians’ Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channels
Register on Zoom: Meeting Registration – Zoom