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 \nPastors and people of faith ask these questions,andso do the scholars at the Centerof TheologicalInquiry who are part of a yearlong interdisciplinary exploration of religious experience and moralidentity.  \nPastors and congregation members are invited to join this rich conversation onpsychology,spirituality,and theology when Amy Frykholm talks with theologianStephen Pope,biblical scholar Colleen Shantz,and psychologist Michael Spezio andtakes your phone calls.  \n## REGISTRATION INFORMATION\n\nTo register for this free event,please go to http://livewebcast.net/cti/051414.  \nRegistration is open until 12:00 PM EST on Monday,May 12,2014.  \nby John M.Buchanan  \nWeep together  \nTHE MIDDLE EAST peace talks appear to be at adead end.At the last minute Israel reneged on a promise torelease Palestinian prisoners and announced the constructionof yet more housing in territory claimed by the Palestinians fora future state.The Palestinians responded by applying for mem-bership in United Nations agencies-something both Israel andthe United States have requested they not do.Each side blamesthe other for the failure of the peace process.Yet it does notseem that either side truly wants a resolution,even though thecontinuation of the status quo will lead to a disaster for bothsides.In the meantime,most likely as an expression of frustra-tion and desperation,the boycott,divestment,and sanctionsmovement against Israel is gaining momentum.  \nRecently,in the space of a few days,the editorial staff of theCENTURY met with a Palestinian Christian leader and aChicago rabbi who works for a major national Jewish organi-zation.Both men are friends of mine,as well as distinguishedclergy and respected leaders.  \nAfter engaging in conversation with them,I was struck onceagain by the conflicting narratives:how the same events in thesame period of time and the same place sound entirely differ-ent depending on who's telling the story.It's somewhat like theAmerican story—told one way by European settlers and theirdescendants and another way by Native Americans and theirdescendants.  \nOne visitor represented the narrative of a people subjectedto a millennium and a half of relentless persecution:expelledfrom homes,confined behind ghetto walls,and nearly obliter-ated in state-conducted genocide.Finally,with UN approval,they claimed a nation state in a place where their ancestorshad lived centuries before.The other visitor's narrative wasabout a people who were violently displaced from their landand pushed into camps the size of cities—walled in,deniedbasic freedoms,and left at the mercy of their oppressors.  \nIsn't it possible for both narratives to be true and valid?Yes,Jews were and are victims of racial hatred and anti-Semitism.And yes,Palestinians were and are victims of the emergence ofa Jewish state through wars and occupation.  \nDialogue ends when each side demands that the other\"let go of past suffering\"and“get over it.”To ask a Jew to\"get over\"the systematic slaughter of 6 million fellow Jewsis callous.To ask a Palestinian to“get over”his ejectionfrom his family home and the forcible displacement of700,000 fellow Palestinians is also callous.Both narratives ofsuffering and oppression are true.Both people have beenand are victims.  \nIs it too much to hope that somehow Jews and Palestinianscould weep together?Is it too much to hope that bothacknowledge their own culpability?Is it too much to ask thechurch of Jesus Christ to play an ho","cbCaik4liG6pc2lI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaik4liG6pc2lI","pdf",4217321,48,"English","# REGISTRATION INFORMATION\n## Event overview and call-in details\n## Speakers and invitation\n## Invitation editorial note","[{\"question\":\"What is the event topic featured in the program?\",\"answer\":\"The program focuses on what religious experiences such as prayer and meditation reveal, and whether knowledge about these experiences can inform beliefs about God and the world.\"},{\"question\":\"Who are the featured speakers in the conversation?\",\"answer\":\"Amy Frykholm is joined by theologian Stephen Pope, biblical scholar Colleen Shantz, and psychologist Michael Spezio, with pastors and people of faith invited to participate.\"},{\"question\":\"How can someone register, and until when?\",\"answer\":\"Registration is available online via the provided live webcast link, and it remains open until 12:00 PM EST on Monday, May 12, 2014.\"}]","Christian Century - Thinking Critically - Living Faithfully - Join our Conversation on Religious Experience | PDF",121]