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16 Sep 2008

WCC gathering generates changed views on Israel-Palestine conflict

A global conference on the concept of "Promised Land" that aired different theological approaches to this key issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has given church leaders and theologians new views to take home to their churches.
11 Sep 2008

Call to reframe the religious dimension of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The need to "re-frame the religious dimensions" of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a key goal of a 4-day international theological conference which began yesterday in the Swiss capital, Bern.
3 Sep 2008

Theologians to tackle contested concept of "Promised Land"

A conference in Bern this month will discuss the often thorny concept of the "Promised Land" and related theological issues with a view to helping more churches become advocates for a just peace in the Middle East.