This event is part of our 12 Days of Peace virtual event series.

Join Dougle, PCI's Peace Ambassador in Lithuania, for an interview with Palestinian Christian theologians John and Samuel Munayer. John and Samuel represent a young generation of Palestinian theologians and have co-edited a book, full of authors who also represent this younger generation, that wrestles with the current genocide taking place in Gaza. This interview will touch on the origins and development of Palestinian theology and how it addresses the Gaza genocide.

MEET THE PANEL

John Munayer is a Palestinian theologian from Jerusalem and holds degrees from King’s College London, the University of Edinburgh, and VU University Amsterdam. John is currently involved in interreligious activism and the founder and editor of the Journal of Palestinian Christianity at the Bethlehem Bible College. He is also a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, researching the political theology of the Palestinian laity in relation to the Holy Fire ceremony.  

Samuel Munayer is a Palestinian theologian from Jerusalem and holds degrees from Durham University and Exeter University. Samuel works as an advocacy and access officer for a humanitarian organisation that works in Gaza and the West Bank. He recently co-authored with John the article entitled, “Decolonising Palestinian Liberation Theology: New Methods, Sources, and Voices.”

Michael ("Dougle") McDougle

Michael McDougle is a lecturer in Conflict Studies at LCC International University in Klaipėda, Lithuania, and a volunteer with Peace Catalyst International (PCI). Originally from the United States, he has lived and worked in Russia, Ukraine, China, and Lithuania. He holds an MA in TESOL (Biola University) and an MA in Theology and Culture with a concentration in Peace Studies (St. Stephen's University). He is completing a PhD in Intercultural Studies at Columbia International University. His research interests lie at the intersection of theology, peace studies, and culture, particularly in the context of Palestine, and he serves on the Israel-Palestine working group with Peace Catalyst. Michael is also a certified Mediation Facilitator & Associate Trainer through Dialogue for Peaceful Change (DpC). 

At LCC, Michael teaches Conflict Transformation and Civic Engagement, a required course for all students, as well as courses on peacemaking and justice in Palestine-Israel and on peacemaking and justice from a theological perspective.

Michael’s work at LCC and with Peace Catalyst is entirely support-based. Ongoing support for his university role goes through LCC, while one-time project support related to his Peace Catalyst work is received through PCI.