​We are very pleased to invite you to this first seminar on Zionism,
hosted by the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology

​Attendance fee for two days (refreshments included): R100 per person.

Please RSVP by 31 August 2018 to momberg@sun.ac.za  to ensure your place.

Join Mark Braverman, a Jewish American and author of Fatal Embrace (with a foreword by Walter Brueggemann) and A Wall in Jerusalem and Marthie Momberg in a process of discussion and discernment.

​What is the urgency and the importance of this topic?

Intersectionality between the Palestinian struggle and other struggles beyond the thin strip of land in the Middle East: How does the study of Zionism as a political ideology surface the systems and ideologies that support supremacy, systemic violence and colonialism on a global level?

Christian guilt over Jewish suffering:  Can an analysis of Christianity’s complicity in the oppression of Palestinians lead to a new hermeneutic to replace the post-war focus on atonement for church anti-Semitism?

Beyond interfaith dialogue: Unwritten rules block criticism of Israel and those who criticise Zionism are called anti-Semitists. How can the church confront this challenge? How can Christians forge more genuine and loving relationships with Jews on institutional and personal levels, even in the face of the severe resistance coming from fellow Christians and from Jewish colleagues when criticism of Israel arises?

An Ecumenical Movement for the 21st Century:  Returning to the fundamental question raised by Barmen and Belhar, we shall ask how is church theology manifesting in our time? How can this prompt us to a renewed exploration of the meaning of ecumenism?

Please feel free to extend this invitation to friends and colleagues who may be interested.
Attendance fee for two days (refreshments included): R100 per person.
RSVP by 31 August 2018 to momberg@sun.ac.za to ensure your place.