Across the Divide Podcast

Join us at Church at the Crossroads, November 5-7, in Atlanta, and use coupon code ATD to get $30 off your registration! Sign up here: https://www.churchatthecrossroads.com/atlantaWe’d love to have you join our Patreon community! Take part in our monthly book club, signal chat, and get exclusive content only available to subscribers. Join us here: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcrosstheDivideIn the lead-up to Church as Crossroads 2026, we’re revisiting some of our favorite conversations from last year. In his 2025 Church at the Crossroads talk, Munther Isaac urges the Western church to move beyond passive sympathy and examine how theological silence can amount to complicity. Ultimately, Munther calls on believers to embody a courageous, justice-centered faith that actively stands with Bethlehem.Follow Across the Divide for more on ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠‪@AcrosstheDividePodcast‬⁠⁠⁠Across the Divide is a podcast of the Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice. Learn more at BIPJ.org

Join us at Church at the Crossroads, November 5-7, in Atlanta, and use coupon code ATD to get $30 off your registration! Sign up here: https://www.churchatthecrossroads.com/atlantaWe’d love to have you join our Patreon community! Take part in our monthly book club, signal chat, and get exclusive content only available to subscribers. Join us here: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcrosstheDivideIn the lead-up to Church as Crossroads 2026, we’re revisiting some of our favorite conversations from last year. In his 2025 Church at the Crossroads talk, Jemar Tisby highlights a long history of Black solidarity with Palestine and urges Christians to practice courageous, relational action. Ultimately, he reminds us that the God who suffers with the oppressed also empowers us to overcome oppression together.Become a monthly supporter of Across the Divide on Patreon at patreon.com/acrossthedivideFollow Across the Divide for more on ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠‪@AcrosstheDividePodcast‬⁠⁠⁠Across the Divide is a podcast of the Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice. Learn more at BIPJ.org

Daniel and Omar unpack their Jubilee experience, revisiting some of the key moments from their interview. Become a monthly supporter of Across the Divide on Patreon at patreon.com/acrossthedivideFollow Across the Divide for more on ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠‪@AcrosstheDividePodcast‬⁠⁠⁠Across the Divide is a podcast of the Bethlehem Institute of Peace and Justice. Learn more at BIPJ.org

Join our monthly bookclub discussion based on this episode by joining our Patreon community at https://www.patreon.com/c/AcrosstheDivideIn this episode, Jen talks with Jesse Steven Wheeler about his book, “The Bible is Anti-Zionist: 40 Reflections on the Greatest Moral Crisis of our Time.” They reflect on the responsibility that Christians hold to confront biblical interpretations, like those of Zionism, that have been used to do harm and justify violence.You can download a free e-copy of “The Bible is Anti-Zionist” or purchase a physical copy here: https://www.fosna.org/antizionistbibleJesse’s other book is “Serving A Crucified King: Meditations on Faith, Politics, and the Unyielding Pursuit of God's Reign”: https://wipfandstock.com/9781666709582/serving-a-crucified-king/Check out the “Bad Theology: Busted” podcast here: https://www.badtheologybusted.com/Become a monthly supporter of Across the Divide on Patreon at patreon.com/acrossthedivideFollow Across the Divide for more on ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠‪@AcrosstheDividePodcast‬⁠⁠⁠Across the Divide is a podcast of the Bethlehem Institute of Peace and Justice. Learn more at BIPJ.org

Join us at Church at the Crossroads, November 5-7, in Atlanta, and use coupon code ATD to get $30 off your registration! Sign up here: https://www.churchatthecrossroads.com/atlantaWe’d love to have you join our Patreon community! Take part in our monthly book club, signal chat, and get exclusive content only available to subscribers. Join us here: https://www.patreon.com/c/AcrosstheDivideIn the lead-up to Church as Crossroads 2026, we’re revisiting some of our favorite conversations from last year. In her 2025 Church at the Crossroads talk, Lamma Mansour addresses the subtle ways that we, as believers, can become complicit in systemic injustice and the preservation of empire.Become a monthly supporter of Across the Divide on Patreon at patreon.com/acrossthedivideFollow Across the Divide for more on ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠‪@AcrosstheDividePodcast‬⁠⁠⁠Across the Divide is a podcast of the Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice. Learn more at BIPJ.org