Doing Theology in a War Zone: Palestine/Israel and Ukraine in Dialogue with Dr. Yohanna Katanacho & Taras Dyatlik

What does it mean to do theology when your homeland is under siege? In this episode of Faith on the Road, we bring evangelical Palestinian Israeli theologian Dr. Yohanna Katanacho and Ukrainian theological leader Taras Dyatlik to discuss how they approach theological work and living in their contexts.

From the streets of Nazareth to the cities of Ukraine, their dialogue bridges two contexts of conflict, exploring how they reflect theologically about suffering, how the global Church can respond faithfully, and how local believers wrestle with the call to forgive and seek justice.

This is not a conversation about war as an abstract idea – it's about lived reality, spiritual courage, and the unshakable belief that God is present even in the darkest valleys.

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