Bad Theology: Busted

This is the podcast of the Institute for the Study of Christian Zionism.

https://studychristianzionism.org

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Contributors

Co-host

Dee Roberts

Dee Roberts (she/they) is a graduate of the Master of Arts, Theology program at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, the Master of Divinity, Interreligious Engagement program at Union Theological Seminary (UTS) in the City of New York, and the MS in Information and Library Sciences at University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

Dee is committed to combatting disinformation and misinformation as it relates to Palestine. They are the author of Libraries and Access to Information in Palestine: Impacts of Military Occupation. In addition to Dee's role as Library Manager within ISCZ, they are a co-chair of the Hosanna Preaching Project, an educational offering of the Palestine Justice Network of the Presbyterian Church, USA. Dee is based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a dog mom of two, a multi-instrumentalist, and a beginning gardener.

Co-host

Jesse Wheeler

Having ministered in Nazarene and Presbyterian churches, Jesse holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Baptistic Histories and Theologies from U. Manchester, a Master of Divinity with an emphasis in Islamic Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a BA focused on diplomatic and Middle Eastern history with a minor in political economics from the UC Berkeley. Jesse served just shy of seven years in Beirut, Lebanon, as Projects Manager for the Institute of Middle East Studies (IMES) at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary. He administered the Master of Religion in MENA Studies program, working also as Support Instructor for MENA History, Politics, and Economics.

As the Associate Executive Director of Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Jesse helps support the administrative work of ISCZ. Based in California, Jesse is married to a remarkable Palestinian woman and father to three amazing, if often unruly, boys.

Producer

Karl Saint Lucy

Karl Saint Lucy was co-producer, composer, songwriter, arranger, and orchestrator for A24 Films' Dicks: The Musical, which won the People's Choice Midnight Madness Award at its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023. He produced, arranged, and orchestrated Zaeba Kay's A Very Gaza Christmas EP with Danny Frye for Count Zero Records in 2024.

Guests

Guest

Mimi Kirk

Mimi Kirk is Associate Director and Adjunct Faculty in the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University. Kirk served as Board President of Americans for Middle East Understanding (AMEU) and as a consultant to al-Shabaka: the Palestine Policy Network. A writer and editor with expertise in Palestine and US foreign policy toward Palestine/Israel, she is co-editor of Palestine and the Palestinians in the 21st Century (Indiana University Press, 2013). Her writing has appeared in Middle East Report, the Atlantic, Jadaliyya, and Al Jazeera, among other publications.

Mimi serves as the current Director of ISCZ as well as being the General Editor of the ISCZ journal.

Guest appearance on:

Episode 1 - How We Got Here with Mimi Kirk

Guest

Rev. Dr. Donald Wagner

Rev. Dr. Wagner received a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry degree from McCormick Theological Seminary. He was Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Chicago’s North Park University until 2009 when it was closed and Don was denied tenure. A retired Presbyterian clergy member, and frequent activist, he is the author of several books, including his latest, Glory to God in the Lowest: Journeys to an Unholy Land.

Guest appearance on:

Episode 2 - Working Definitions of Christian Zionism with Rev. Dr. Don Wagner

Guest

Rev. Dr. Stephen Sizer

Rev. Dr. Stephen Sizer is an Anglican priest who was vicar of Christ Church, Virginia Water, in Surrey, England from 1997 to 2017 until he was banned from serving as a priest until 2030 due to his principled objection to Christian Zionism. Today, Stephen is the founder and director of Peacemaker Trust, a registered charity dedicated to peacemaking, especially where minorities are persecuted, where justice is denied, human rights are suppressed or reconciliation is needed. He served as the first Director of ISCZ laying the foundations for our launch and is the author of several publications including, Christian Zionism – Road Map to Armageddon?