Under Vine and Fig Tree

Rooted in Mennonite Central Committees nearly six decades of work alongside Palestinians and Israelis, "Under Vine and Fig Tree" examines ways in which the Bible has been used to justify violence and dispossession, and ways it can be received as a life-giving word for Palestinians and Israelis wishing to live securely under their own vines and fig trees. (Christian)

Alain Epp Weaver, Chicago, Illinois, worked with Mennonite Central Committee in the Middle East in various capacities for over eleven years. He lived in the West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, and Amman, Jordan, most recently serving as MCC representative for Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq. Together with his wife Sonia, Alain wrote Salt and Sign: Mennonite Central Committee in Palestine, 1949-1999 (Akron, Pa.: MCC, 1999). He edited the volume Mennonite Theology in Face of Modernity and has had articles published in various academic and popular venues.