Join us for a live Zoom discussion with Dr. Peter Makari, one of the authors of Rooted in Faith and Justice: Christian Calls to Conscience & Cries for Peace in Palestine:
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MEET THE AUTHOR LIVE ON ZOOM
Meet Dr. Peter Makari Live on Zoom
Peter serves as Global Relations Minister for the Middle East and Europe with the Common Global Ministries Board of the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a position he has held since July 1, 2000.
He serves on the National Council of Churches’ Interreligious Convening Table, of which he is a co-convener, and has been an active participant in national interfaith dialogue initiatives. He represents the UCC and Disciples on the Faith Forum for Middle East Policy, of which he is a co-convener, and on the board of Churches for Middle East Peace. He also represents the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) on the Steering and Executive Committees of the Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign.
An Egyptian-American, Peter has lived in the Middle East, where he worked with the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) in Cairo, Egypt (1991-1994), and then with the Middle East Council of Churches, based in Limassol, Cyprus (1997-2000).
Peter earned an M.A. in Middle East Studies from the American University in Cairo (1993) and a Ph.D. in Politics and Middle East Studies from New York University (2003). He is a co-editor of Rooted in Faith and Justice: Christian Calls to Conscience & Cries for Peace in Palestine (Chalice Press, 2024) and Restoring Dignity, Nourishing Hope: Developing Mutuality in Mission (Pilgrim Press, 2016); and the author of Conflict and Cooperation: Christian-Muslim Relations in Contemporary Egypt (Syracuse University Press, 2007).
Peter is a member of West Park United Church of Christ in Cleveland, OH.