The politics of apocalypse : the history and influence of Christian Zionism
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The politics of apocalypse : the history and influence of Christian Zionism
Oneworld, c2006
- : pbk
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"Chronology": p. [xiii]-xv
Includes index
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Pervading culture and politics alike, Christian Zionism is the fastest growing religious movement in Christianity today, with current believers thought to exceed five million in the US alone. Proposing a literal reading of the bible, it states that a Jewish return to the Holy Land is a requirement for the Second Coming and inevitable Armageddon. Promoting common interests between Israel and the Christian World, and possessing many well-moneyed advocates, Christian Zionism has a far-reaching influence in today's world. In this illuminating book, professor and rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok traces the transition of Christian Zionism from Puritan times to the present, examining the ever increasing role of Armageddon in its belief structure and studying its deep-rooted sway on both the Middle East peace process and the American political system. Covering Hal Lindsey's books and his invitations to White House Seminars, Cohn-Sherbok inspects the growth of the movement and its quintessential role as a political lobbying force.
Invaluable to anyone who seeks a greater understanding of the interplay between religion, politics and the end of the world, this is an insightful book into an absorbing aspect of American society.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Chronology
- Chapter 1: Christians and the Restoration of the Jewish People
- Chapter 2 The Development of the Doctrine of Jewish Restoration
- Chapter 3: Jews and Christians in the Holy Land
- Chapter 4: Christian Zionists and Jewish Secular Zionism
- Chapter 5: Protestants, Travellers and SettlersChapter 6: Steps toward Jewish Statehood
- Chapter 7: Jewish Zionism and Anti-Zionism
- Chapter 8: Christian Missionaries and Jewish Settlers
- Chapter 9: The Balfour Declaration and American Christian Zionism
- Chapter 10: Political Agitation and the Jewish HomelandChapter 11: Palestine in the Post-Balfour Era
- Chapter 12: Christian and Jewish Support for a Jewish State
- Chapter 13: Arabs, Jews and Christian Zionists
- Chapter 14: American Premillenial Dispensationalism
- Chapter 15: Christian Zionists and the Middle East
- Chapter 16: Christian Zionism and the Holy LandConclusion
- Personalities
- Organizations
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