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Long (45-70 mins)
Ethics
Evangelical

The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Religion, Violence and Peacebuilding

Theologian

Jolyon Mitchell


Duration

55.39


Uploaded to YouTube

16 December 2022

Added to Database

21 November 2025


YouTube description

Drawing on examples from the Israel-Palestine conflict, this lecture explores contrasting approaches, theories and practices for interpreting the relationship between religion and violence. It argues that understanding that religion can both incite violence and promote peace - is vital for building peace in the Middle East. It will explore the Myth of Redemptive Violence theory; the Mimetic Violence and Scapegoat theory; and the Myth of Religious Violence theory.

A lecture by Professor Jolyon Mitchell

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/israel-palestine

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