The Wrath of Jonah by Herman J Ruether

The Wrath of Jonah by Herman J Ruether

The wrenching situation in the Middle East, recent events have shown, is as complex as it is volatile. In this immensely learned and clarifying volumehere updated and issued in paper for the first timethe Ruethers trace the tortured and contested history of Israel/Palestine from biblical times through the Diaspora, the development of Zionism, the creation of the modern state of Israel, and the subsequent conflict with Arab and Palestinian nationalism.

Magisterial in its grasp of the historical, political, economic, and religious roots of the conflict, The Wrath of Jonahalso offers convincing analysis of the moral and political dilemmas facing Israelis and Palestinians today. Though they see possibilities for peace, the Ruethers are forthright about what they and others see as Israel's betrayal of its own original mandate. Their purpose, state the Ruethers, "continues to be to make a modest contribution to truthful historical accountability that must underlie the quest for justice, without which there can be no 'peace.'"

Rosemary Radford Ruether is a groundbreaking Catholic feminist who wrote the seminal work Sexism and God-Talk, has written over thirty books, and is an outspoken activist and prominent scholar. Claremont, California is her home. Susan Thistlethwaite, President of the Chicago Theological Seminary, is the author and editor of more than a dozen books and a regular contributor to the Washington Post. She resides in the city of Chicago.