States of Exile

States of Exile offers a political theology of exile which envisions diaspora and return as both integral dimensions of the church's witness for the shalom of the city.  Unlike conventional view, Alain Epp Weaver insists that diaspora and return need not stand in irreducible opposition.  He explores these understandings in critical conversations with John Howard Yoder, Edward Said, Karl Barth and Daniel Boyarin.  His views also represent reflection on over a decade of living and working among Palestinian refugees.