Minneapolis conference on Israel June 28-29

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Minneapolis conference on Israel June 28-29 2016-04-30T17:23:53-04:00 Gerald McDermott

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Irrevocable: The Promise and Challenge of Israel in the 21st Century

Tuesday, June 28 6:00-8:30 PM

Wednesday, June 29 9:00 AM – 8:30 PM

Hope Church, 7132 Portland Ave. S, Richfield, MN

For more info, write JoAnn Magnuson at [email protected]

Speakers:

Rev. Dr. Gerald McDermott – An Anglican priest serving as the Anglican Chair of Divinity at Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama. A prolific author, he has written, co-written, or edited more than 17 books and scores of articles, many of which address the subject of Christian relationships with Israel and the Jewish people. He has written two books on Israel, both appearing in the next seven months.

Dr. Brad Young – Professor of Biblical Literature in the School of Theology and Ministry at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned his Ph.D from Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He studied in Israel for many years and his passion is to help Christians to understand the Jesus presented in the Synoptic Gospels in the context of ancient Judaism.

Dexter Van Zile has focused his research on the failure of Christian institutions to address human rights abuses in Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East. He has made an important contribution in the battle for accuracy in relation to Christian anti-Zionism and reporting on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. He has just published a book, titled Submitted Under Protest: Essays Written in Defense of Western Freedom.

Dr. Tricia Miller monitors Christian organizations and media activity in relation to the Arab-Israeli conflict and focuses specifically on the effects of Christian anti-Zionism on support for Israel in the Evangelical world. She is the author of Jews and Anti-Judaism in Esther and the Church.

Both Tricia and Dexter serve as Christian Media Analysts for CAMERA.

Local speakers will include Rev. David Lenz, Pastor of Hope Presbyterian Church in Richfield, MN;
Dr. Gloria Wiese, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, Bethel University, and Discipleship Minister at Hope Church; JoAnn Magnuson, Curator of the Jewish-Christian Library Centers in Minneapolis and longtime activist in the field of Jewish-Christian relations.

Representatives of our local Jewish Community will also be speaking at this conference

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