Hello Everyone!

Welcome to my blog! 
Hopefully this will allow you to come along with me on my journey to Israel/Palestine.  My trip is being sponsored by Fuller Seminary, and we are being led by Marc Gopin of George Mason University, Glen Stassen of Fuller Seminary, David Gushee of Mercer University, Paul Alexender of Palmer Theological Seminary, and Aziz Abu Sarah.  The trip is a "Dual Narrative" tour where we will focus on conflict resolution and peacemaking in the region. 

Already the reading list is inspiring and thought-provoking:
Abu-Nimer.  Mohammed.  Nonviolence and Peace Building in Islam:  Theory & Practice.
Abu-Nimer.  Mohammed.  Unity in Diversity:  Interfaith Dialogue in the Middle East.
Eisen, Rob.  The Peace and Violence of Judaism:  From the Bible to Modern Zionism.
Friedman, Thomas.  From Beirut to Jerusalem.
Gopin, Marc.  Between Eden and Armaggedon:  The Future of World Religions, Violence, and Peacemaking.
Gopin, Marc.  Holy War, Holy Peace:  How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East.
Lederach, John Paul.  The Moral Imagination:  The Art and Soul of Building Peace.
Sizer, Stephen.  Christian Zionism:  Road-Map to Armageddon.
Stassen, Glen Harold.  Just Peacemaking:  Transforming Initiatives for Justice and Peace.

I'm excited to share this trip with you!
Steve Wiebe