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Title: The Wrath of Jonah: The Crisis of Religious Nationalism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict By: Rosemary Radford Ruether, Herman Ruether Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 296 Vendor: Fortress Press | Dimensions: 9 X 6 (inches) Weight: 1 pound 2 ounces ISBN: 0800634799 ISBN-13: 9780800634797 Stock No: WW364799 |
The wrenching situation in the Middle East, recent events have shown, is as complex as it is volatile. In this immensely learned and clarifying volumehere updated and issued in paper for the first timethe Ruethers trace the tortured and contested history of Israel/Palestine from biblical times through the Diaspora, the development of Zionism, the creation of the modern state of Israel, and the subsequent conflict with Arab and Palestinian nationalism.
Magisterial in its grasp of the historical, political, economic, and religious roots of the conflict, The Wrath of Jonah also offers convincing analysis of the moral and political dilemmas facing Israelis and Palestinians today. Though they see possibilities for peace, the Ruethers are forthright about what they and others see as Israel's betrayal of its own original mandate. Their purpose, state the Ruethers, "continues to be to make a modest contribution to truthful historical accountability that must underlie the quest for justice, without which there can be no 'peace.'"
Herman J. Ruether is a political scientist and former acting director of the Palestinian Human Rights Campaign.
Rosemary Radford Ruether was the author of numerous influential works in feminist theology and the history of theology. Her recent works with Fortress Press include the edited volume Feminist Theologies: Legacy and Prospect (2007) and Many Forms of Madness: A Family's Struggle with Mental Illness and the Mental Health System (2010).
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