“Christ in the Rubble: Faith, the Bible, and the Genocide in Gaza” – A new book by the Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac

A cry from the heart and a call to action from a Palestinian Christian pastor and theologian

In this impassioned and incisive book, Munther Isaac challenges mainstream Christians’ uncritical embrace of the modern State of Israel. Rooted in a commitment to nonviolence and just peace, Isaac urges readers to recognize that support for Israel’s genocidal project entails a failure to bring a properly Christian theological criticism to bear upon colonialism, racism, and empire. He calls on Christians to
repent of their complicity in the destruction of the Palestinian people. And he challenges them to realign their beliefs and actions with Christ—who can be found not among perpetrators of violence, but with victims buried under the rubble of war.

Rev. Isaac preached two sermons on the theme of Christ in the Rubble in December 2023 (“A Liturgy of Lament”) and Dec. 2024 (“A Liturgy of Sumud”).

Rev. Isaac’s new book is available for order at Eerdmans here. He will join Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ for a book talk webinar on March 5, 2025. Click here to register.

Munther Isaac, PhD, is a Palestinian Christian theologian who serves as pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem and the Lutheran Church in Beit Sahour. He also serves as the academic dean of Bethlehem Bible College and director of the highly acclaimed Christ at the Checkpoint conferences. His PhD dissertation at the Oxford Center for Mission Studies was published as From Land to Lands, from Eden to the Renewed Earth: A Christ-Centered Biblical Theology of the Promised Land. He also wrote The Other Side of the Wall: A Palestinian Christian Narrative of Lament and Hope. His Easter meditation is included in Global Ministries’ new book, Rooted in Faith and Justice: Christian Calls to Conscience & Cries for Peace in Palestine.