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Group Name: CHRISTIANS AND HOLY LAND
Subject: How Christians can foster justice, peace and hope
"Christians and a Land Called Holy: How We Can Foster Justice, Peace and Hope"
by Charles P. Lutz and Robert O. Smith is the book to be discussed with its
authors in May 2006 as part of the ongoing "Authors Online" Ecunet book
discussion series.Fair-minded and sympathetic to Jewish, Muslim and Christian
concerns, Lutz and Smith provide a clear account of the Israeli-Palestinian
situation and a compelling plea for Christian involvement in the area. Carefully
sorting out the tangled historical and religious roots of the problems, they
reveal the strong forces at work in the conflict and lay out the driving
biblical notions of election and covenant, the historical causes of the bitter
and divisive clashes of the last 50 years, the complex demographic and political
issues today, how Palestinians (particularly Christians) have been affected by
the turmoil, and how, finally, Christians must engage the future of justice and
peace. Both have agreed to participate in our online discussion.Purchase the
book now in any bookstore or at www.augsburgfortress.org (item No: 0800637844,
Online Price: $15.00) so you can read it and be prepared fora lively discussion.
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