Show Notes
Hear the compelling story of Elom Tettey-Tamaklo, a former Christian Zionist from Ghana who eventually gets in trouble for his leadership at the Harvard University Gaza encampment. Elom also gave a passionate talk at the recent Church at the Crossroads conference, which we discuss here as well. Born in Atlanta, raised in Accra and Harare, and having worked in Ramallah, Amman, and Philadelphia, Elom has always been enchanted by places and the stories they contain. Elom graduated from Harvard Divinity School in May 2025, focusing on the intersections of lived religion and political culture. His interests revolve around the prophetic imagination, popular resistance to Empire, and global black emancipatory politics.
Resources: Clash at the Harvard encampment: https://www.nbcboston.com/video/news/local/video-minor-clash-at-pro-gaza-harvard-die-in/3163853/ Some notes about Elom’s first time in Palestine: https://www.pym.org/travel-and-witness-grant-elom-tettey-tamaklos-travel-to-ramallah-palestine/ Jean Zaru, Occupied with nonviolence https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2714040-occupied-with-nonviolence Howard Thurman, Jesus and the Disinherited https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Disinherited-Howard-Thurman/dp/0807010294
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