Christians in Israel: Not What You Thought — Guides' Seminar

About the study day The Christian population in Israel numbers less than two percent of the general population, but interest in it and in its future crosses borders. We will try to understand who the Christians in Israel are, which communities are significant and which is the largest, what the relations are between the communities and the church leadership and among the communities themselves, and what their mutual relations with the State of Israel are. Can a trend of integration into Israeli society be seen, or one of distancing? Where are the Christians in the Palestinian Authority territories and Gaza, and what are their relations with the Christians in Israel? 9:00 Gathering 9:15–10:45 Christians in the Holy Land: heritage and identity Between statistical data and an existential question 11:00–12:30 The Greek Catholic Church between East and West On the largest Christian community in the country and on the Catholic Church family in the Holy Land: Eastern Catholics, Latins, Hebrew-speaking Catholics 12:30 Lunch break 13:00–14:30 New communities between Israeliness and foreignness The development of new communities and their influence on Jewish-Christian relations 14:40–15:15 Arab Christians in Israel: between distancing and integration Trends among young Christians in Israel and their relationship with Jewish and Muslim society. Meeting point: Yad Ben-Zvi Language of the seminar: Hebrew Cancellation policy: 7 working days before the seminar date – full refund Contact for enquiries: customer relations centre 02-5398855 Seminar for licensed tour guides only