John Munayer

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John S. Munayer is a Palestinian theologian from Jerusalem who holds
degrees from King’s College London, the University of Edinburgh and
VU University Amsterdam. John is interested in researching and writing
about Palestinian theology and Christianity, and interreligious dialogue.

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Elizabeth Marteijn

University of Groningen

Dr. Samuel Jacob KURUVILLA

MIT PUNE

Christy Femila

The Tamilnadu Theological Seminary

Mitri Raheb

Dar Al-Kalima University College

Munther Isaac

Luis Rivera-Pagán

Princeton Theological Seminary

Steven Friedman

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Philip Sumpter

Missional University

Shannon Richmond

Laidlaw College

bjorn krondorfer

Northern Arizona University

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Decolonising Palestinian Liberation Theology: New Methods, Sources and Voices

by Samuel Munayer and John Munayer

Studies in World Christianity , 2022

With the rise of decoloniality in scholarship, contextual theologians have attempted to criticall... more With the rise of decoloniality in scholarship, contextual theologians have attempted to critically evaluate theology and its Eurocentric epistemological assumptions. Such an attempt has yet to be seriously embarked upon regarding Palestinian Liberation Theology (PLT). Since its academic inception, PLT has been predominantly articulated by two Protestant theologians: Naim Ateek and Mitri Raheb. Although these important theologians are the pioneers of PLT, Ateek and Raheb rely on white-Western theological methods, sources and assumptions. Moreover, the two thinkers primarily target a Western audience, which makes their theology less applicable and relevant to Palestinians. As such, PLT has yet to fundamentally reflect on the many Palestinian sources and methods for constructing an indigenous Palestinian theology. Consequently, this article seeks to indigenise PLT. After examining the coloniality within the work of Ateek and Raheb, the article will argue for new methods and sources for developing PLT. This will include: (1) traditional and local Palestinian Christian practices from the Orthodox tradition and (2) concepts within Palestinian popular resistance and consciousness against settler colonialism. These new methods and sources compensate for some of the limitations PLT currently holds and erode its existing Eurocentric

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