Christian Anti-Zionism

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit peterbeinart.substack.comOur guest is Munther Isaac, a Palestinian minister and theologian based in the West Bank who runs the Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice. He gained international attention for his Christmas 2023 sermon, Christ in the Rubble. We talk about Palestinian life in the West Bank, Munther’s critique of Christian Zionism, his views of Hamas and his interview with Tucker Carlson.Topics include:How Isaac’s understanding of scripture leads him to a very different worldview than American conservative Christians like Mike HuckabeeMaintaining faith in a just God in an unjust worldChristian-Islamic relations within PalestineResponding to the argument that a Muslim-dominated Palestine would oppress other religionsThe argument that resistance should be non-violentHow to think about Tucker Carlson