Israel-Palestine from the Perspective of a Gazan Theologian: Dr. Yousef Alkhouri

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🗓️ 20 May 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Dr. Yousef AlKhouri (Ph.D. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) is Christian Arab Palestinian theologian and activist. He was born in Gaza to a Christian family that has a long heritage of serving in the priesthood of the Greek Orthodox Church. He is married to Merna and they live in Bethlehem, Palestine. Yousef has written several poems in Arabic. In 2007, he published his first poetry collection under the title “You are Not My Beloved.” In addition to teaching at BethBC and lecturing to international groups on various topics pertaining to Palestine and Palestinian Christians. Dr. AlKhouri is also a board member of Kairos Palestine, Christ at the Checkpoint, and the Academic Alliance for Interfaith Dialogue in Palestine. He enjoys reading, writing, and teaching. He loves music, nature, and traveling. https://bethbc.edu/Faculty/yousef-alkhouri/ The conversation covers various topics related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the role of Palestinians as cheap labor for the Israeli economy, the impact of Hamas on the economic situation in Gaza, the media's portrayal of the conflict, and the experience of Palestinians at checkpoints. The guest emphasizes the importance of nonviolent resistance and calls for the church to prioritize the message of Jesus over nationalism. He also encourages listeners to educate themselves about the history and theology of the conflict and to visit Palestine to see the reality on the ground. Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw

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0:00.0	Hello,
0:02.0	my guest today is Dr. Yussif Alkuri,
0:05.0	who is a professor at Bethlehem Bible College.
0:08.0	Yussif was born and raised in Gaza
0:12.0	to a family that has a long heritage of serving in the
0:15.9	priesthood of the Greek Orthodox Church. He received his MDive from
0:21.6	Alliance The Logical Seminary in the United States and his PhD from Vry University in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.
0:29.0	His PhD thesis was titled The Kingdom of God and Empire's contemporary Palestinian Christian
0:35.8	contextual biblical interpretation.
0:38.6	I ask you to come on the podcast to give us a firsthand account of what life was like growing up in Gaza and
0:45.7	the now living in the West Bank both in terms of the current conflict but also
0:49.5	just what it was like growing up in a part of the world that is getting a lot of attention these days.
0:56.4	So I really enjoyed this conversation.
0:59.1	I most of all enjoyed the Christ centeredness of Youssef and his contagious humility and grace.
1:07.0	So please welcome to the show, the one-or-only Dr. Youssef Alkary. Youssef, Alkary.
1:14.0	Youssef, it's such an honor to have you on theology and a raw why don't you begin I would just love to hear what what what was it like
1:28.1	Being raised in Gaza. Thank you for having me. It's an honor. What feels like to have grown up in Gaza.
1:36.0	I can still smell the sea wind. I can feel the sands of the shore. I can hear the crowds in the market. It's a vibrant city with a lot of culture and history.
1:51.0	A lively people who love life. and
1:55.0	appreciate what God has granted them in a land that they are indigenous to.
2:00.0	So I grew up in Gaza in this atmosphere of appreciation and deep-rootedness to the land
2:11.0	and loving the Mediterranean that people would go every single morning to swim.
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