Across the Divide Podcast

Mar 04 2025 51 ep. 60 mins 16
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Across the Divide explores the intersection of the faith and social justice in Palestine-Israel. Hosted and produced by a group of Palestinians and Americans, the podcast provides a space for thoughtful and critical conversations with theologians, scholars, and activists about the situation in Palestine-Israel through the lens of faith, justice and peacemaking. Support our work at https://patreon.com/acrossthedivide

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The History of American Protestant Pilgrimage in Palestine with Stephanie Stidham Rogers- Touring the Holy Land #2

Mar 04 2025 57 mins  
In episode 2 of the Touring the Holy Land series, Jen talks with historian Stephanie Stidham Rogers about the history of Protestant pilgrimage in Palestine. They discuss the historical context and cultural influences in the 19th century that shaped the phenomenon of Western Christian tourism in Palestine. Stephanie explains how American Protestants viewed the Holy Land as a "f

Stories from Holy Land Tourism- Touring the Holy Land Series #1

Feb 18 2025 24 mins  
In this episode, Jen kicks off the "Touring the Holy Land" series by telling some important stories that are entangled in Holy Land tourism. She takes us back to the dawn of Christian pilgrimage to Palestine in the 4th century CE, and highlights some of the dominant narratives in the American Christian Holy Land tourism industry today. This episode features quotes from so

Iqrit: Reclaiming a Palestinian Christian Village- Faith & Activism #2

Feb 11 2025 55 mins  
In this episode of theFaith and Activism series, Abeer has a conversation with Amir Toumie about the enduring struggle to reclaim Iqrit—a small Christian village whose residents were forcibly displaced in 1948. They discuss the legal and social fight for the right of return, the unique role of faith in sustaining the community’s hope, and how Iqrit has become a powerful symbol

Christian Zionism Series Finale - Christian Zionism #10

Feb 06 2025 66 mins  
For the series finale, Jen Maidrand joins Daniel Bannoura for a live recording where they discuss the series and answer questions from the audience. Apologies for some of the technical difficulties. This was our first livestream, but we'll make sure this won't happen in future streams. If you enjoy our podcast, please consider becoming a Patreon monthly supporter at: ⁠https:

Steadfastness of Palestinian Christian Young Adults with Beth Seversen - Faith&Activism #1

Jan 31 2025 38 mins  
In the episode of the Faith and Activism series, Abeer speaks with Dr. Beth Seversen about her research on Palestinian Christians young adults navigating discrimination and their resilience and sumud.In the extended conversation for our Patreon supporters, Beth also shares more about cultural sensitivity in activism.To access this extended conversation and others, consider ⁠suppo

A Rabbi Critiques Christian Zionism with Rabbi Brant Rosen - Christian Zionism #9

Jan 21 2025 63 mins  
In the penultimate episode of our Christian Zionism series, rabbi Brant Rosen discusses his journey out of Jewish Zionism and his thoughts about the war in Gaza. For the rest of the conversation rabbi Rosen discusses Christian Zionism and the harms that he, as a Jewish person and a rabbi, sees in this sort of problematic and harmful Christian support for Jews and Israel. For Patre

An Incomplete Revolution: On the situation in Syria with Najib George Awad

Jan 14 2025 67 mins  
In this special episode, Daniel has a conversation with Najib George Awad, a Syrian theologian and historian, about the sudden fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the various challenges facing the Syrian people after this “incomplete revolution”. For our Patreon supporters, Najib and Daniel discuss Kalam (Muslim theology) and the rich history of Muslim-Christian debate in the

Impact of Christian Zionism on Palestinian Christians with John Munayer - Christian Zionism Series #8

Jan 08 2025 61 mins  
We continue our series Christian Zionism, and here Daniel has a conversation with Palestinian theologian John Munayer about the impact of Christian Zionism on Palestinians themselves. John shares about his first encounters with Christian Zionism and how it has also infiltrated into the Palestinian society, particularly through some Palestinian Evangelical pastors and churches. In

A Christmas Conversation with Across the Divide with Abeer, Daniel, and Jen

Dec 19 2024 67 mins  
In this episode, our three hosts–Abeer, Daniel, and Jen–get together to reflect on one year of podcasting and their experiences as it relates to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and the ongoing occupation violence throughout Palestine-Israel. They also discuss the meaning of Christmas and its potential to call the church to justice in a time of war, occupation, and violence. Th

Modern Developments in Christian Zionism with Brooke Baker- Christian Zionism Series #7

Dec 10 2024 71 mins  
In this conversation, episode seven of the Christian Zionism series, Daniel talks with scholar Brooke Baker about contemporary discursive shifts in Christian Zionism. In their extended conversation for our Patreon supporters, Daniel and Brooke discuss the role that Christian Zionism has played in the last year of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. To access this extended conversation