Jesus and the Land: People, Places, Politics

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Instruction takes place on location at archaeological, religious, and cultural sites throughout Israel and the West Bank. In addition to completing pre-course reading, each student will research and prepare a brief lecture on a selected place, monument, historical event, or contemporary issue and deliver it on location during the course. Instruction by the professor will be supplemented by lectures and conversations with a wide variety of men and women—Israelis and Palestinians; Muslims, Christians, and Jews; refugees and settlers; students and religious leaders; peacemakers, activists, and entrepreneurs. With guidance from the professor, students will develop a plan to share what they learn with their own communities of faith through the written word, photography, film, art, or other medium.