Yohanna Katanacho
Unleashing Palestinian Christian Orthopathos:
Empowerment & Missional Justice Amidst Suffering
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 @ 12:00 PM
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Abstract
This lecture unveils the transformative power of Palestinian Christian Orthopathos – a potent understanding of suffering that fuels empowerment and missional justice. The lecture will delve into the Sermon on the Mount, explore the profound suffering of the Apostle Paul, and illuminate other scriptural insights. The exploration forges a powerful connection between missional justice and radical peacemaking within the crucible of Palestinian suffering, revealing Christ’s suffering and teachings as a vital orthopathic worldview for navigating immense challenges.
Biography
Yohanna Katanacho is currently the academic dean at Nazareth Evangelical College in Israel. He is a Palestinian Israeli Evangelical Christian who studied at Bethlehem University (B.Sc.), Wheaton College (M.A.) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Master of Divinity & Ph.D.). He has taught at colleges and seminaries in many countries. He has authored or contributed to dozens of books and numerous articles in Arabic and English. Professor Rev. Katanacho is also the Lead Translator of the Colloquial Galilean Bible which is in the North Levantine Arabic dialect.
Response by Ron Dart
Ron Dart taught in the Department of Political Science-Philosophy-Religious Studies for 35 years at the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia. He was on staff with Amnesty International in the 1980s with the focus Religion and Human Rights in the Middle East. Ron was featured in the 2010 film With God on our Side (dealing with the Christian Zionist-Palestinian tensions) and his book Canadian Christian Zionism: A Tangled Tale is one of the first books on Canadian Zionist ideology. Ron has published 42 books and multiple articles, many dealing with Jewish-Christian Zionism and the Palestinians. Ron now teaches Classics at St. Stephen’s University which offers an MA with Bethlehem Bible College.
Orthopathos (orthopathy) is a theological term from Greek roots: ortho- meaning “right,” “straight,” or “correct,” and pathos (patheia) referring to passion, affection, emotion, feeling, or suffering.It denotes “right affections,” “right passions,” “right feelings,” or “right emotions” — the proper alignment, formation, and orientation of the heart’s deepest sentiments, desires, motivations, and affective life toward God and in accordance with divine will.
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