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Episode Synopsis "Dr Sean Durbin - 'It is what it is': Myth-Making and Identity Formation on a Christian Zionist Tour of Israel"
This talk critically examines the ways that evangelical pastors and Israeli tour guides employ religious language at various sites of interest on a Christian Zionist tour of Israel. It argues that applying religious discourse to descriptions of seemingly ordinary sites such as landscapes serves to mystify and naturalise what are otherwise highly contested political realities, by reframing them as manifestations of God’s will. Second, the talk will consider the way these rhetorical techniques work to reframe the touring group’s identity as more authentically Christian in relation to other Christian groups who visit different sites of interest in the region. Dr Sean Durbin is a Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
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