Join us on Thursday, April 12th, 2018 at 7:00 PM as Dr. Bernard Sabella gives a talk on his book A Life Worth Living: The Story of a Palestinian Catholic.

Dr Bernard Sabella is Professor of Sociology at Bethlehem University.  He gained a Ph.D. in Sociology, Virginia University, USA.  He is a member of various Palestinian institutions; scientific and research interest focuses on Palestinian society; co-author of many academic publications; Executive Secretary of the Department of Services to Palestinian Refugees in the Middle East Council of Churches. Publications include a series of articles, an Introduction to Sociology (1983), and Christian Emigration-Comparison Between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Bethlehem Areas (1991), A Date with Democracy – Palestinians on Politics, Economy and Society (1983) as well as articles on the issue of emigration of Christian Arabs from the Middle East.

The talk will be followed by a reception and book-signing. Copies of his book will be available in the Monastery’s Holy Land Gift Shop.

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