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A conversation with Tudor Petan, founder and CEO of Alfa Omega TV, Romania’s Christian media ministry
Philip Earl Steele – Tudor Petan, thank you for speaking with me. You are the founder and CEO of Alfa Omega TV in Romania, with its roots going back to 1994. In the over quarter-century since, you have created a Christian media empire in by far the largest country of...
A conversation with Michaela Zahorska, a Czech Christian Evangelical active on behalf of Czech-Israeli ties
Philip Earl Steele – Michaela Zahorska, Miša, it’s a pleasure to speak with you. Thank you for this opportunity. Protestantism in Czech lands goes back over 600 years, to the movement launched by Jan Hus’ ministry. But what about that much younger movement from within...
A conversation with Peter Švec, national director of the Slovak branch of the ICEJ
Philip Earl Steele – Peter Švec, it’s an honor. You are the national director of the Slovak branch of the ICEJ, the International Christian Embassy of Jerusalem. The ICEJ arose just over 4 decades ago in defence of Jerusalem’s status as the capital of Israel. Please...
A conversation with Pastor Edward Ćwierz, leader of the Christian Zionist movement in Poland
Philip Earl Steele: Reverend Ćwierz, Edward – you are the pastor of the “Wieczernik” (The Upper Room) Christian Church in the Polish city of Kielce, and the Honorary Pastor of the “Namiot Dawida” (Tent of David) Church in Warsaw. And that is by no means your only...
A conversation with Andrea Simonyi, a Hungarian Christian Evangelical active on behalf of Hungarian-Israeli ties
Philip Earl Steele: Hello, Andrea – thank you very much for this chance to speak with you. As first things are first, please tell us about your affiliations with Evangelicalism in Hungary. Andrea Simonyi: Well, let me make a little correction here: I am not a “real”...
Ukraine has adopted a law important for the reconstruction of the E40 waterway
On December 3, 2020, the Highest Council of Ukraine (Верховна Рада України) adopted the law "On Inland Water Transport". This fact may become a turning point in the reconstruction of the E40 waterway, which is to connect Poland, Ukraine and Belarus. The work on the...
#4: David Pileggi and Daniel Hummel: on Christian Zionism before and after 1948
In this webinar our guests are Reverend David Pileggi and Daniel Hummel, PhD. Rev. Pileggi is the rector of the Anglican Christ Church in Jerusalem’s Old Town. He has lived in Israel for 40 years, and is the leading authority on Rev. William Hechler, the Anglican...
#3: Jonathan Rynhold and Shalom Goldman: On Christian Zionism in culture – and great politics
In webinar #3 we have the opportunity to listen to 1) the eminent scholar of relations between notable Christian and Jewish Zionists, Professor Shalom Goldman of Middlebury College in Vermont, and 2) Professor Jonathan Rynhold of Bar-Ilan University, one of the...
#2: Yossi Klein Halevi and Yaakov Ariel on building spiritual bridges and Christian Zionism
The guests of our second webinar in the series „Faith-based diplomacy” are Yaakov Ariel and Yossi Klein Halevi. Professor Ariel (Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is the author of An Unusual Relationship: Evangelical Christians and Jews (2013), which is the...
#1: Tomas Sandell and Josh Reinstein talk about faith-based diplomacy in the 21st century
Our series of four webinars begins with two marvelous guests – Josh Reinstein and Tomas Sandell. Reinstein is the director of the Knesset’s Christian Allies Caucus and the author of the book Titus, Trump, and the Triumph of Israel (2019). He is widely recognized as...
Introduction: Faith-Based Diplomacy: An Important Lesson for Poland
In Poland it is common to attribute strong, long-term US support for Israel to the so-called "Jewish lobby" in America. Hardly anyone understands that it is really about the power of Evangelical Christians in America. For a better understanding of the subject we...
Israel’s faith-based diplomacy: an important potential model for Poland
In mid-August of this year, Donald Trump made a whistle-stop visit to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. During his remarks at the campaign rally held on the tarmac beside Air Force One, the President reminded his listeners of what he had done for Israel. “And we moved the capital...