This white paper investigates the role of sacred scripture in enabling or resisting genocidal violence, with a specific focus on the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Drawing from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions, it critically examines how theological misinterpretations — particularly of covenant, chosenness, conquest, and eschatology — have been weaponized to justify the displacement, dehumanization, and extermination of Palestinians.
The paper argues that the misuse of scripture represents not only a moral failing but a symbolic and epistemological rupture that fractures the coherence between word and world. It proposes a regenerative theology of liberation rooted in prophetic justice, interfaith reconciliation, and symbolic coherence. Through a triality-based hermeneutic — connecting symbol, meaning, and embodiment — the paper outlines a new grammar of sacred interpretation capable of restoring spiritual integrity and supporting planetary healing.
It concludes with actionable recommendations for theological reform, interfaith alliance, and symbolic reorientation, grounded in the belief that the sacred must once again become a source of life, not a justification for death.
