{"product_id":"conquest-or-leaven-reflections-of-a-catholic-priest-in-palestine-israel","title":"Conquest or Leaven: Reflections of a Catholic Priest in Palestine\/Israel","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Available_for_Pre-Order._This_item_will_be_available_on_May_23_2023_1.png?v=1767712474\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"266\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFor the first time in English, here are key essays by an eyewitness to the realities of faith in one of the world's most conflict-torn regions. Writing from Jerusalem, David M. Neuhaus, an Israeli Jesuit priest, brings his unique experiences to bear,  weaving together theology, history, and political analysis with care and compassion.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConquest or Leaven \u003c\/i\u003echallenges Christians and all people of goodwill to grapple with questions of violence and nonviolence, peoplehood and land, partition and dialogue, history and community, society and marginalization.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"x_Signature\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eDavid M. Neuhaus, SJ,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e is former superior of the Jesuit community and the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Jerusalem. The son of German Jews, Neuhaus was born in South Africa and moved to Israel as a teenager. While living in Israel, he became Catholic and, eventually, a Jesuit priest. In addition to his biblical scholarship in the academy, he regularly writes on questions of Israel\/Palestine and Catholic teaching and life in \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eCivilta Cattolica\u003c\/i\u003e, the official news organ of the Vatican.\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/9781626985490?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=decolonizing\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"307\" width=\"200\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Raheb_DecolonizingPalestine_d93288da-b158-4837-a3ae-d3f5f7220216.jpg?v=1765299726\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/justice-and-only-justice?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=b97ecc281\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"307\" width=\"200\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Ateek_JUSTICE.webp?v=1765299771\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/my-neighbors-faith?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=my+neighbors\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"306\" width=\"200\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/My-Neighbor_s-Faith-653x1000.webp?v=1765299821\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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