How Heavenly Citizens Should Affect Earthly Governments

I am a native Lebanese citizen. I was born and raised in Lebanon. I love Lebanon, despite the insecurity, uncertainty and corruption that characterize the country, and despite having grown up during the civil war. Lebanon has left its mark on me. Even the years of the...

Why Churches Need a Theology of Prophetic Engagement

A Turkish theologian and a friend of mine describes the theologies that frequently govern the ministry of churches serving in a majority non-Christian context like ours at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) in Beirut, Lebanon. The first is a theology of retreat,...

Churches in Arab Spring: Political or Prophetic Voice?

A question has been on my mind a lot lately. What should the role of the church be in the context of our troubled region? How should the church respond to its changing realities as the Arab Spring is unfolding? We can observe a variety of responses around us. Mostly,...