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The Roots of Christian Zionism with Robert O. Smith - Christian Zionism Series ep. #1
In the inaugural episode of our series on Christian Zionism, Daniel Bannoura has a conversation with Robert O. Smith about the roots of Christian Zionism. Robert traces it back to the Reformation in the 16th century and explores its expansion throughout Europe, Britain, and the United States.
In their extended conversation for our Patreon supporters, Daniel and Robert explore the relevance of this history of Christian Zionism to us today and how much that history repeats itself today. To access this extended conversation and previous ones, consider ⁠supporting us on Patreon⁠.
Robert O. Smith is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and assistant professor of history at the University of North Texas, and an advisor on Jerusalem affairs to the Royal Court of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He is also the author of the book ⁠"More Desired than Our Owne Salvation: The Roots of Christian Zionism⁠."
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Show Notes:
⁠Robert O. Smith, More Desired than Our Owne Salvation: The Roots of Christian Zionism⁠: www.amazon.com/More-Desired-than-Owne-Salvation/dp/0199993246
⁠Marc Ellis, Towards a Jewish Theology of Liberation⁠: www.baylorpress.com/9781602583450/toward-a-jewish-theology-of-liberation/
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Christian Zionism: New Limited Series!
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We're exited to launch a new 10-episode limited series on Christian Zionism. Daniel Bannoura is the host of the series and will be having conversations with historians, theologians, and pastors exploring the history, theologies, and political activism of Christian Zionism. Here Daniel unpack the complicated legacy of Christian Zionism and its harmful ideologies that have played a significant ro...
The Church and Gaza: A Palestinian Christian Response
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This unique episode includes recordings from a special session on Palestinian Christianity at the American Academy of Religion (AAR) 2023 Annual Meeting. This session was organized by the Middle Eastern Christianity Unit to discuss the open letter (link below) that was written by four Palestinian theologians to the church in the West: Anton Deik, Rev. Munther Isaac, Daniel Bannoura, and Yousef ...
Christian Responses to the War in Gaza
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Episode 2 In this episode, co-hosts Daniel and Jen discuss some common Western Christian responses to the ongoing war on Gaza. They unpack the normalization of violence and dehumanization in American Christian rhetoric regarding this war, and Palestine-Israel at large. They also examine biblical, theological, and ethical frameworks that some Christians utilize to justify violence in Gaza, parti...
Stewarding Stories: Sharing the Voices of Palestinian Christians
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The power of stewarding a story. #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #CATC2024 #justice #AcrossTheDivide
Understanding Bias: The Roots of Anti-Palestinian Attitudes
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Daniel shares about underlying fear and hostility that contribute to negative perceptions of Palestinians, fueled by historical attitudes towards Muslims and Arabs. #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #CATC2024 #justice #AcrossTheDivide
Experiencing Christ in Palestine: Transformative Encounters
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Visiting Palestine is an important part of the peacemaking jounrey. #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #CATC2024 #justice #AcrossTheDivide
Let's talk about Gaza: A conversation with a Gazan Theologian
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In this episode we talk with Yousef AlKhouri, a Palestinian Christian from Gaza. Yousef is a theologian and a lecturer of Biblical Studies at Bethlehem Bible College and is currently working on his doctorate in contextual biblical interpretation at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. In this conversation, we unpack the historical context of Hamas and Gaza to help us better understand what is happenin...
Listening to the Palestinian Voice: A Church Perspective
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Discover why understanding the Palestinian perspective is vital for the church's view of the Holy Land. #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #CATC2024 #justice #AcrossTheDivide
CATC #9 Daniel Bannoura & Jen Maidrand: Series Wrap Up
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This is the final episode in our Christ at the Checkpoint. It it, co-hosts Daniel and Jen discuss their highlights from the series and answer listener questions. They share more about their journeys as they relate to Christ at the Checkpoint, and they dig into important topics related to Christian Zionism, biblical interpretation, the witness of Palestinian Christians, education in pro-Israel c...
Understanding Palestinian History: Beyond October 7th
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We need to help one another learn the truth and educate ourselves about the history of Palestinians. #gaza #palestine #israel #justice #CATC2024 #AcrossTheDividePodcast
The Truth About Reconciliation and Justice
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We canot have reconcilliation without justice, equality & fairness. #gaza #palestine #israel #CATC2024 #AcrossTheDividePodcast #justice
CATC #8 Shireen Awwad Hilal: Witness for Justice in Action [in Genocide]
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CATC #8 Shireen Awwad Hilal: Witness for Justice in Action [in Genocide]
Unveiling the Truth: Unmasking the Theologies Behind Christian Zionism
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Unveiling the Truth: Unmasking the Theologies Behind Christian Zionism
Jesus and Theological Center: Challenging Christian Zionism
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Jesus and Theological Center: Challenging Christian Zionism
The Ethical Dilemma of Just War Theory: A Palestinian Perspective
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The Ethical Dilemma of Just War Theory: A Palestinian Perspective
CATC #7 Anton Deik: Missiology After Gaza
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CATC #7 Anton Deik: Missiology After Gaza
CATC #6 René August: Decolonizing the Ways We Read the Bible
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CATC #6 René August: Decolonizing the Ways We Read the Bible
CATC # 5 Lamma Mansour: Still, Hope
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CATC # 5 Lamma Mansour: Still, Hope
CATC #4 Lisa Sharon Harper: Four Words that Change Everything
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CATC #4 Lisa Sharon Harper: Four Words that Change Everything
CATC #3 Shane Claiborne: Good Trouble on Good Friday
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CATC #3 Shane Claiborne: Good Trouble on Good Friday
CATC #2 Ruth Padilla DeBorst: The Mission of the Church in Contexts of Oppression
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CATC #2 Ruth Padilla DeBorst: The Mission of the Church in Contexts of Oppression
CATC#1 Fares Abraham: A Christ-Centered Response to What's Happening in Gaza
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CATC#1 Fares Abraham: A Christ-Centered Response to What's Happening in Gaza
Trailer: Christ at the Checkpoint Mini-Series
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Trailer: Christ at the Checkpoint Mini-Series

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  • @dyrefate
    @dyrefate День тому

    So fascinating, I hadn't heard about Blackstone

  • @dyrefate
    @dyrefate 5 днів тому

    So refreshing to find other Christians who do not support Zionism

  • @Linapolitics
    @Linapolitics 5 днів тому

    Imagine worshipping a genocidal bronze age war god and thinking you're part of the solution instead of being part of the problem. No matter where they stand politically, Christians are always completely delusional.

  • @thinkbeforeyoutype7106
    @thinkbeforeyoutype7106 7 днів тому

    I’ve seen Christians who don’t say anything when Jesus is mocked and insulted openly yet if Israel gets merely criticized they would get angry as if you had insulted their chosen god people.

    • @daviddiveroli9331
      @daviddiveroli9331 5 днів тому

      They are not chosen people anymore christian of today are totally delusional and mislead j3ws was discarded from chosen long ago

  • @thinkbeforeyoutype7106
    @thinkbeforeyoutype7106 7 днів тому

    In August 2002 former Israeli Minister of Education Shulamit Aloni was interviewed on the radio and television program Democracy Now. During the interview, she was asked: Question: Often when there is dissent expressed in the United States against policies of the Israeli government, people here are called anti-Semitic. What is your response to that as an Israeli Jew? Shulamit Aloni replied: “Well, it’s a trick, we always use it. When from Europe somebody is criticizing Israel, then we bring up the Holocaust. When in this country people are criticizing Israel, then they are anti-Semitic.” - Former Israeli Minister of Education Shulamit Alone

  • @thinkbeforeyoutype7106
    @thinkbeforeyoutype7106 7 днів тому

    "I thought all my life that Israel had control over Gaza. Today, I realize Israel has control over almost all countries, except Gaza" - (Anonymous in Palestine)

  • @thinkbeforeyoutype7106
    @thinkbeforeyoutype7106 7 днів тому

    Z!onism openly supported Naz!sm through the Haavara Agreement

    • @נקניק-ה4ד
      @נקניק-ה4ד 6 днів тому

      You mean the agreement that saved 60,000 jews? Yes how shameful of them to do such thing

    • @daviddiveroli9331
      @daviddiveroli9331 5 днів тому

      ​@@נקניק-ה4דthey are doing to native Palestinians worst than what happened to them in nazi germany how hypocritical

    • @daviddiveroli9331
      @daviddiveroli9331 5 днів тому

      ​@@נקניק-ה4דnow that they doing worst things to native Palestinians to what happened to them in adolf germany

    • @sparrow3491
      @sparrow3491 5 днів тому

      Saved by colonialism and occupation snd murder. Good try tho​ 😂@@נקניק-ה4ד

    • @charbelyounes5188
      @charbelyounes5188 5 днів тому

      Stop playing the victim and accept the fact that your country is artificial and you hold two passports ​@@נקניק-ה4ד

  • @thinkbeforeyoutype7106
    @thinkbeforeyoutype7106 7 днів тому

    What’s becoming so obvious to people now is that colonialism has never ended just rebranded with different terms. From Natives indigenous people being called “savages” in the old days to now being called “terrorist” by neocolonialists who are neoliberals, neoconservatives, and zionist. 1) Savages is now “terrorist” 2) Civilizing them is now “bringing them democracy” 3) Colonies is now “territories” We can all see Israel is a colonial project being supported by former and current colonials such as U.S, UK, and others who also control territories of indigenous natives in Caribbean Islands, Pacific Islands, Hawaii, and many more. The liberation of Palestine will definitely give RISE to many indigenous natives around the world to free themselves from western domination. This is the underlying ripple effect that the U.S government and its puppet allies don’t want to happen.

  • @beep1859
    @beep1859 7 днів тому

    Hey look, new Mein Kampf just dropped

  • @ubemon
    @ubemon 9 днів тому

    Wow. The conference was held day 42 after the genocide. We're now almost a year in, and the majority in the Western Church still hasn't repented or even shown a slither of empathy. I know you tell us not to lose hope, but where is it? 😔

  • @ubemon
    @ubemon 10 днів тому

    I watched a video the other day by a popular Christian UA-camr called Melissa Dougherty. In that video, she interviewed David Wood. The interview was about Islam, and David Wood casually mentioned how hating Jews is part of Islam. Melissa replied with "Oh, that's what we're seeing in Gaza today." It honestly broke my heart how twisted the narrative has become. Christians treat this as good (Israel, Jews, Christians) fighting evil (Palestinians = Muslims) not knowing how much they're hurting Palestinian Christians and also demonising all Palestinians in the process. I even watched a video by Reason and Theology recently commenting about the conflict and justifying it with "but Hamas." I quickly unsubscribed and was even more discouraged when I found out he interviewed you a few months ago about this topic. It made me realise that there's no getting through to people. If people dont want to see us as humans, then no matter how many facts you throw at them, no matter what you say, they will always view Palestinians as collateral damage or fodder to be slaughtered.

    • @AcrosstheDividePodcast
      @AcrosstheDividePodcast День тому

      Thanks for this @ubemon. What we're seeing in Gaza is a wholesale destruction of life and humanity --what is that but hate and dehumanization against Palestinians? It's really heartbreaking seeing this uncritical Christian support for suffering and death.

  • @ubemon
    @ubemon 10 днів тому

    So called "Christian," apologists like David Wood fuel the fire for Islamaphobia and, in turn, lead to the dehumanisation of Palestinians, both Muslim and Christian. And unfortunately, I know countless ex Muslims, both Atheist and Christian who - by attacking Islam - lead to even more Islamaphobia and dehumanisation. Looking at comments from channels like The Apostate Prophet, Sam Shamoun, the Christian Prince, GodLogic, Jai&Doc and you'll see just how much people hate Muslims and in turn Palestinians who they associate with Islam. It's sad to see so-called "Christians" hate others. They dont have the Spirit of God in them.

  • @ubemon
    @ubemon 12 днів тому

    A lot of Christians justify the jenosighd and ethnic cleansing by pretending that Palestinians don't exist and are just Arab invaders. I'd love for you guys to talk about the history and lineage of modern day Palestinians and our connection to the Holy Land. I myself did a DNA test and my Y haplogroup (E-L29) can be traced back to the Natufians who lived in the Levant 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. The Natufians were precursors to the Canaanites and then the Israelites which is why a lot of modern day Jews share the same haplogroup. It's crazy to think that my family and ancestors have been living in the Holy Land for thousands of years, assimilating into the different cultures that invaded and intermixing with the different people that settled in the land. More Christians need to know that we're not invaders who don't have ties to the land.

  • @ubemon
    @ubemon 12 днів тому

    I have family in Gaza. My heart is broken, and I've lost all hope in the Church. The Church's heart is so hardened I don't think they'll ever listen no matter what we say, no matter how much we cry out. I'm really struggling with this because, as a Christian, how can I share the same Holy Spirit as people who rejoice in the death of anyone, regardless of whether they're deemed as the "enemy" which Jesus called us to love and pray for. How can I call such Christians "brothers and sisters in Christ" when they don't see us as human and continuously demonise us. How can I continue to believe in God when His people are so hateful. I see so much more humanity and empathy in non-Christians. How can this be so!

  • @Carol-j8i
    @Carol-j8i 18 днів тому

    On the other hand, good education can be funded instead of endless tunnels.

  • @alcraw2551
    @alcraw2551 Місяць тому

    extremely fascinating, thanks

  • @peterandjoycevanbreemen600
    @peterandjoycevanbreemen600 Місяць тому

    Thanks for this theology and interview.

  • @ChrisOrrock-w9y
    @ChrisOrrock-w9y Місяць тому

    You mean Jesus the Christ disrupts corrupt power...

  • @kacsamadar1
    @kacsamadar1 Місяць тому

    Where can I find her Christ at the checkpoint talk?

  • @estherkhang1424
    @estherkhang1424 Місяць тому

    Hi, you have no idea how relieved I am to discover this channel. I feel like I have scoured the wilderness of the internet to find this perspective of Christians on the situation in Gaza right now. I am devastated by what is happening and cannot stop thinking about the absolute horror and desperation of the Palestinians' plight. The total destruction and trauma, loss, fear, hunger, pain and devastation they are experiencing is more than we could even begin to contemplate in our comfortable Western Christian bubbles. How can we challenge habitual, entrenched, systemic thought patterns? I have recorded a podcast episode on this topic of the Church on Gaza with my Vicar Wayne, directed for our church audience but am keen to do more. I am going to further thry to use these resources as far as I am able to help equip me to educate and activate my church community, just praying the transformation of hearts -and actions-, mine included, can occur quickly so this doesn't have to be so needlessly prolonged. - Thank you, thank you for this important work. Yours lamentingly, your sister, Esther

  • @estherkhang1424
    @estherkhang1424 Місяць тому

    It breaks my heart and angers me greatly that it is somehow a difficult or controversial message "to also love Arabs and Palestinians" !!!?!?! 😢 Compassion is the only way. I am horrified and devastated with what is happening and how the plight of Palestinians is being ignored.

  • @robertsmith616
    @robertsmith616 Місяць тому

    She no in her right mine her marbles have been taken out of the fire and put in the cold water

  • @Jandee-hd2ot
    @Jandee-hd2ot Місяць тому

    Half of the new testament are letters to the church, going to Church is a necessity, you need to be part of a family of Christians or christ like people, and if you are moving away from the truth then you need a new Church, ma'am

  • @bradbuler2222
    @bradbuler2222 2 місяці тому

    Exactly Jesus would be horrified by Israels actions and would definitely be with the Palestinians.

  • @amandanield5380
    @amandanield5380 2 місяці тому

    that goes for EVERYONE not just Muslims and Jews.

  • @karim3163
    @karim3163 2 місяці тому

    😂😂