Bad Theology: Busted

Shadia Qubti is a Palestinian lived theologian exploring how different communities understand land, identity, and faith. Born and raised in Nazareth, she has had the privilege of learning from both her own Palestinian Christian heritage and her work focuses on creating conversations between Palestinian and North American Indigenous perspectives, using approaches like contrapuntal reading to help marginalized voices speak with, rather than about, each other. Growing up in a Baptist church, Qubti describes her faith during her formative years as giving her a place of belonging, especially when growing up with the identity of a “minority of a minority” as a Palestinian Christian and citizen of Israel. Through her research and upcoming book from Fortress Press, she hopes to contribute to more inclusive theological conversations that honor the wisdom found in both Palestinian and Indigenous traditions.