Raheb, Mitri

Mitri Raheb is a Palestinian Arab and Christian pastor who ministers to his people in Bethlehem, where his family has lived for hundreds of years. Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, he holds a doctorate from Marburg University in Germany. His first book was I am a Palestinian Christian (Fortress Press, 1995) articulated a Palestinian theology. Raheb's efforts to bring home the plight of the Palestinian people have taken him around the world, and he is a frequent speaker in the United States.