Sami Awad lives in Bethlehem, and has been dedicated to nonviolent action since his teen years, inspired by his uncle, Mubarak Awad. In a conflict focused on Jews and Muslims, Christian Palestinians are sometimes erased from the picture by many outsiders, although they have been an integral part of the Holy Land for many centuries. Sami's Master's Degree from American University is in International Relations with a specialty of Peace and Conflict Resolution, and he is co-director of Nonviolence International, In 1995 he founded the Holy Land Trust, and he just recently wrote an inspirational, insightful, and ground-breaking book, The Sacred Awakening: Reclaiming Christ Consciousness. The insights of the book are transformational, showing that Jesus' teachings, as captured in the Gospels, are actually a training manual for those willing to make a new and just world. While many have relegated the Bible to the role of storytelling or book to be worshiped, Sami clearly and convincingly opens eyes to the actual work that Jesus invited us into. The book is not about theology, it's about the Gospels as a training manual for the kind of on-the-ground nonviolent activism that Sami and friends are doing in Palestine. Sami Awad joins us today from Bethlehem, Palestine.
Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Evangelical Christian, Follower of Jesus
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