Munib Younan

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Munib Younan is the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL)

Sep 18, 1950

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: September 18, 1950
  • Nationality: Heard And Mcdonald Islands
  • Famous: President of the Lutheran World Federation, Religious Leaders, Spiritual, Leaders, Spiritual & Religious Leaders
  • Hobbies: Camping, Music, Traveling
  • Spouses: Suad Yacoub
  • Universities:
    • Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
  • Birth Place: Jerusalem

Munib Younan born at

Jerusalem

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Birth Place

He married Suad Yacoub in 1980. The couple has a son, two daughters, and one grandchild.

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Personal Life

Munib Younan was born on September 18, 1950 in Jerusalem. Both of his parents were Palestinian refugees displaced by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.

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Childhood & Early Life

Although a protestant, Younan had great relationships with Muslims. He played and studied with Muslims in harmony, bonded by the refugee experience.

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Childhood & Early Life

He completed his schooling at a Lutheran school in Palestine. He aspired to become a pastor upon graduation.

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His wish came true when was offered a scholarship to study in Finland at the Luther Opisto College. He studied here from 1969 to 1972.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1972, he pursued a graduate degree in Theology at the University of Helsinki. He graduated from the program in 1976.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1976, he was ordained at the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem. This began a long career within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.

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Career

In 1981, he became involved with the Lutheran World Federation. His first position was as a member of the Youth Committee, which he held until 1984.

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He founded the Al-Liqa' Center for Religious studies in Jerusalem in 1982. The center focused on inter-faith harmony and cooperation.

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He became an active member of the Middle East Council of Churches in 1985. He has served many roles within the organization and currently serves as the president of the Evangelical Family.

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He was named the president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land in 1990. He held this position until 1998.

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His most significant accomplishment is his pivotal role in securing women's ordination for the Fellowship of the Middle East Evangelical Churches. This vote made women eligible to hold the same places of power as men within the churches' hierarchy.

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Major Works

In 2003, he published a book entitled ‘Witnessing for Peace: In Jerusalem and in the World’. It provides a unique perspective on the situation in Israel and Palestine through the lens of Arab Christianity. It brought an international light on this sect of Christianity virtually unknown in the western world.

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The completion of the Al-Liqa Center for Religious Studies in Jerusalem was another one of Younan's significant achievements. The center continues to help the diverse spiritual community of the region to live in harmony with one another.

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