TUESDAY APRIL 1, 7:30 PM EDT - Online

Disarming the Conquest Narratives with Kate Common - A practical theological engagement with Norman Gottwald's Tribes of Yahweh

by Center & Library for the Bible and Social Justice

Perhaps the most glaring and destructive misuse of the biblical text has been the deployment of the narratives of conquest of ancient Israel to justify current colonial projects from Palestine to South Africa to Turtle Island. To tackle this problem, CLBSJ is honored to welcome Dr. Kate Common, practical theologian and interdisciplinary biblical researcher, and author of the recently published Undoing Conquest: Ancient Israel, the Bible, and the Future of Christianity (Orbis Books, 2024). Dr. Common will lead us on a deep dive into how contemporary research on the origins of the Hebrew people can help us challenge the dominant interpretation of the conquest narratives as justification for colonialist violence. Their work builds on archeological research about the Highlands Settlements north of Jerusalem, as well as on Norman Gottwald’s seminal work interpreting this research, Tribes of Yahweh: A Sociology of the Religion of Liberated Israel, 1250-1050 BCE.

The session will take place online at 7:30pm Eastern US Time. Advanced registration is required. A sliding scale donation option is offered to support our costs; all are welcome regardless of ability to pay.

For more information or to register click here: https://clbsj.org/events/