In the Eye of the Storm: Middle Eastern Christians in the Twenty-First Century
Ebook
The situation of Christians in the Middle East has become an important topic of international discussion as well as an important theme covered in the media, as several CBS Sixty Minutes programs have highlighted the plight of Christians in Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt. In the Eye of the Storm tells the story of the plight of twenty-first-century Middle Eastern Christians in five countries (Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt) in the context of the so-called Arab Spring and within a destabilized region that is a geopolitical triangle shaped by Israeli hegemony and Arab-Iranian tensions. The book places the situation of the Christians within the wider sociopolitical context of the Middle East in the twenty-first century. A unique feature of this book is that it is written mainly by native Christians who have spent their entire lives in the region and continue to live there. In the Eye of the Storm, therefore, provides an insider perspective rather than a hegemonic and colonial outsider perspective. This book hopes to offer a sociopolitical framework for the Christians of the Middle East, thus allowing them to tell their own story as they see it and not one that has been projected onto them by outside forces.
“Mitri Raheb is no stranger to those who closely follow developments in the Middle East. This newest book provides a crucial update on the fate of Arab Christians living in five critical areas: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinians within Israel, and Palestinians under Israeli occupation in the West Bank. It is impossible to understand the modern Middle East without understanding the volatile landscape presented In The Eye of the Storm.”
—Gary M. Burge, author of Whose Land? Whose Promise? What Christians Are Not Being Told about Israel and the Palestinians
“In this exceptionally nuanced and insightful volume, the contributors demonstrate that Christians in the Middle East inhabit diverse contexts and face varied issues. While affirming commonalities and collective solidarity, these chapters identify the Christian communities of several countries of the region, discuss their contributions to their societies, and explore the particular histories and circumstances that Middle Eastern Christians live today. This book is a valuable corrective to some more facile and unrooted representations of the Christians of the region.”
—Peter Makari, author of Conflict and Cooperation: Christian-Muslim Relations in Contemporary Egypt
- Title: In the Eye of the Storm: Middle Eastern Christians in the Twenty-First Century
- Author: Mitri Raheb
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666748956, 9781666748949, 1666748943, 9781666748932, 1666748935, 1666748951
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666748956
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-07-08T21:41:26Z