Rethinking Israel, Palestine, and the Faith That Formed Us

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Erna Kim Hackett

9 episodes

1 month ago

In this final episode of our Rethinking Israel, Palestine, and the Faith that Formed Us Erna Kim Hackett and Barnabas Lin reflect on what they’ve learned and what comes next. They trace how unexamined evangelical theology shaped their early views of Israel, and how new frameworks of history, faith, and justice helped them see Palestine more clearly. Together they explore Palestinian Liberation Theology and the conviction that no one’s liberation can depend on another’s oppression. Erna shares...

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Rethinking Israel, Palestine, and the Faith That Formed Us

Episode 8- Lessons Learned, Implications, and Next Steps

1 month ago

40 minutes

Rethinking Israel, Palestine, and the Faith That Formed Us

Episode 7- Learning History, Undoing Myths

In this episode, Erna shares how digging into history after Oct 7 reshaped her evangelical frameworks—and made Palestinian lives, losses, and resistance visible. From the Nakba to the Oslo Accords to the separation wall, we trace the events and ideas that formed today’s reality and ask what faithful ethics require now. Story snapshots Iqrit (Iqrīt): A Christian Palestinian village ordered to evacuate; residents won a court ruling to return—then the army demolished the village on Christmas Eve...

1 month ago

1 hour 6 minutes

Rethinking Israel, Palestine, and the Faith That Formed Us

Episode 6- Didn't God Give the Land to the Jews?

Episode 6 · “Didn’t God Give the Land to the Jews?” For many Christians shaped by American evangelicalism, the phrase “God gave the land to the Jews” feels like a complete thought. In this episode, Barnabas Lin helps us expand how we think about that statement by asking: Why did God give the land to the Jewish people? From Genesis through the prophets, Barnabas traces how the Old Testament tells a much fuller story—one where the gift of land comes with a vocation: to live justly, care for nei...

1 month ago

1 hour 3 minutes

Rethinking Israel, Palestine, and the Faith That Formed Us

Episode 5- Why Is It So Hard to Learn About What is Happening?

In this candid conversation, hosts Erna Kim Hackett and Barnabas Lin unpack the blocks that Erna encountered while trying to understand Gaza and the broader Israel/Palestine context after October 7. Together they trace how biases, limited U.S. frameworks, and deeply embedded evangelical formation can hinder our learning. Erna names the specific narratives she had to push through—about the Middle East being too complex, about who is marginalized, and about biblical claims to land—while Barnaba...

2 months ago

1 hour 19 minutes

Rethinking Israel, Palestine, and the Faith That Formed Us

Episode 4- Witnessing Trip to the West Bank Part 2

Erna Kim Hackett and Barnabas Lin continue sharing what they witnessed in the West Bank (March 2025) with the Palestinian-led organization Sabeel. In Ramallah, they meet a multi-generational family of resisters—including Ahed—whose accounts of imprisonment, administrative detention, and psychological warfare confront the hosts with challenging moral clarity about colonialism, complicity, and courage. They also experience spaces of life and joy: a youth circus school, a park full of picnicking...

2 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

Rethinking Israel, Palestine, and the Faith That Formed Us

Episode 3- Witnessing Trip to the West Bank- Part 1

Erna Kim Hackett and Barnabas Lynn share what they saw and learned on a March 2025 witnessing trip to the West Bank with Palestinian-led organization Sabeel. They trace how personal encounters—an educator who helped end child marriage in her village, a family farm near Bethlehem, international accompanier teams, and advocates for children—reshaped their assumptions about safety, “holy land” tourism. The hosts share their experience of learning about how everyday systems—water, roa...

2 months ago

56 minutes

Rethinking Israel, Palestine, and the Faith That Formed Us

Episode 2- Barnabas's Story

In this episode, Barney shares his story of encounter, unlearning, and renewal—how friendship with Jewish and Palestinian folks, led to a fellowship at Auschwitz the summer of 2024, and a witnessing trip to the West Bank in the Spring of 2025. His honesty gives us permission to take responsibility for the ways Christians have caused both Jewish and Palestinian suffering. Rather than offering answers, this conversation invites us into patience and repair—sitting with hard history, unlear...

2 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

Rethinking Israel, Palestine, and the Faith That Formed Us

Episode 1- Erna's Story

In this first episode, Erna shares her story of confusion, defensiveness, and awakening—how she came to see that her beliefs about Israel and Palestine were shaped by assumptions she had never thought to question. Her honesty opens space for all of us to name our own uncertainty and begin untangling what we’ve been taught from what is true. Rather than offering answers, this episode invites listeners into learning, tension, and humility—exploring what happens when our theology collides with o...

3 months ago

47 minutes

Rethinking Israel, Palestine, and the Faith That Formed Us

Introducing- Rethinking Israel, Palestine, and the Faith That Formed Us

In this episode you will meet cohosts Erna Kim Hackett and Barnabas Lin. In this episode, you’ll meet co-hosts Erna Kim Hackett and Barnabas Lin as they introduce themselves, explain who this series is for, and preview the topics covered in future episodes. From personal stories to theology, history, and on-the-ground experiences, this episode sets the stage for rethinking Israel, Palestine, and the faith that shaped us. Follow us on Instagram @rethinking_palestine Visit www.rethinkingp...

3 months ago

9 minutes