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Undoing Conquest: Ancient Israel, the Bible, and the Future of Christianity - by Kate Common (Paperback)

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  • How a new understanding of the origins of the Hebrew people can help churches recognize and take responsibility for a history of violence and conquest, make reparations, and seek reconciliation.
  • About the Author: Kate Common is the Assistant Professor in Public and Practical Theology at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio.
  • 208 Pages
  • Religion + Beliefs, Christian Theology

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"Explores the conquest narrative in the Book of Joshua"--



Book Synopsis



How a new understanding of the origins of the Hebrew people can help churches recognize and take responsibility for a history of violence and conquest, make reparations, and seek reconciliation.

In the last century, archaeologists of the Highlands Settlements north of Jerusalem uncovered evidence that reshapes traditional understandings of Israelite history and the Bible. This new history remains largely untold outside of specialized archeological and biblical studies contexts. In Undoing Conquest, Kate Common recovers the material evidence that challenges the theological imagination of conquest that has permeated Christianity.

Examining how biblical conquest narratives shaped Christian ideology, Undoing Conquest offers ways to incorporate the story the Highlands Settlements reveal into the life of the church to repair the harms of settler-colonialism and genocide, creating a more just future.



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RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture

RELIGION / Christian Theology / Liberation

HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine

Undoing Conquest

Ancient Israel, the Bible, and the Future of Christianity

Cover design: Ponie Sheehan

Cover photo: iStock

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ISBN 978-1-62698-558-2



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"Kate Common has written a book both heartbreaking and inspiring. The heartbreak is the fact that many of us, through millennia, have used the Bible to mutilate others' cultures and lives. The inspiration is that Common mines a deeply unheralded "still small voice" in biblical history that, if fanned, can make us worthy of being called "religious." It is a bold book meant to dismember, in our hearts, the Bible's tectonic plates."-Rabbi Susan Schnur, Psy.D., Senior Editor Emerita of Lilith Magazine.

"The story of the conquest of Canaan under Joshua was weaponized by western Christian empires to colonize North America, South Africa, and Australia. The same story is being used today by Christian and Jewish Zionists as a blueprint to occupy Palestinian land and ethnically cleanse the Palestinian people. . . . Undoing Conquest provides a new liberating counter-interpretation from the perspective of an oppressed, yet innovative community. This book is an important read for anyone who is looking for a fresh theological reflection on the Book of Joshua and a justice-oriented praxis for the Christian church today." -Mitri Raheb, founder and president, Dar al-Kalima University, Bethlehem, Palestine

"Kate Common's book arrives at a propitious moment when an intractable conflict with scriptural roots cries out for new thinking. The Highland Settlement material is a 'liberative origins narrative, ' a 'countermemory . . . that can help prompt radical imagination and social change.' This is Feminist Practical Theology at its best and, God willing, just in the nick of time." -Mary E. Hunt, co-director, Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER)

"Undoing Conquest presents an accessible account of otherwise highly technical archaeological, scientific, and academic treatments of the world that would become ancient Israel. It will surely challenge readers' presuppositions and compel the kind of change that addresses countless societal problems in our world today." -Brandon J. Simonson, Boston University School of Theology

"Not since Walter Wink has the church had an invitation and method for engaging the text like what Common offers." -Patrick B. Reyes, Dean, Auburn Theological Seminary




About the Author



Kate Common is the Assistant Professor in Public and Practical Theology at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio. She specializes in interdisciplinary research in biblical studies, ecclesiology, feminist theology, and theopoetics.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.19 Inches (H) x 5.35 Inches (W) x .55 Inches (D)
Weight: .44 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Religion + Beliefs
Sub-Genre: Christian Theology
Publisher: Orbis Books
Theme: Liberation
Format: Paperback
Author: Kate Common
Language: English
Street Date: February 21, 2024
TCIN: 90251661
UPC: 9781626985582
Item Number (DPCI): 247-39-4288
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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