Category - promised land

WCC gathering generates changed views on Israel-Palestine conflict

agency reporter — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:49:47 +0100

A global conference on the concept of "Promised Land" that aired different theological approaches to this key issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has given church leaders and theologians new views to take home to their churches.

Call to reframe the religious dimension of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

agency reporter — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:06:31 +0100

The need to "re-frame the religious dimensions" of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a key goal of a 4-day international theological conference which began yesterday in the Swiss capital, Bern.

Theologians to tackle contested concept of "Promised Land"

staff writers — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:18:25 +0100

A conference in Bern this month will discuss the often thorny concept of the "Promised Land" and related theological issues with a view to helping more churches become advocates for a just peace in the Middle East.