About this episode
John Heers interviews Mother Agapia about her experiences living and working in Palestine, focusing on the challenges faced by Christian communities.
In this conversation recorded live at Symbolic World, John Heers sits down with Mother Agapia for a deep, unfiltered account of life on the ground in the West Bank: the building of the wall, the expansion of settlements, the targeting of Christian communities, and the complicated, often beautiful relationship between Orthodox Christians and their Muslim neighbors.Mother Agapia is an American Orthodox nun who spent decades living and working in Bethany, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem — running a school where 98% of the students were Muslim Palestinians. What she witnessed about the fate of Christians in the Holy Land is rarely spoken of in Western media.Topics covered:• How Mother Agapia ended up living and working in Palestine for decades• The spiritual geography of the Holy Land and who actually lives there• The Second Intifada and the moment everything changed• Soldiers confiscating crosses and icons at checkpoints — in broad daylight• Christian Zionism: a critique from someone who lived inside the conflict• Why Mother Agapia believes this is now a direct attack on Christianity• Her work in Washington DC and what changed when she returned• The Tucker Carlson interview and the message…
People in this episode
Host: John Heers
Guest: Mother Agapia
Topics covered
- Orthodox Christianity
- Palestinian life
- Christian-Muslim relations
- Christian communities
- conflict in the Holy Land
- personal testimony
Keywords
- Orthodox Christians
- Palestine
- Christian Zionism
- Second Intifada
- Muslim Palestinians
- Holy Land
- personal testimony
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Washington DC
Places: Palestine, West Bank, Bethany, Bethlehem, Jerusalem
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