Evangelicals and Israel: The Story of American Christian ZionismOxford University Press, 09.12.2008 - 352 Seiten Most observers explain evangelical Christians' bedrock support for Israel as stemming from the apocalyptic belief that the Jews must return to the Holy Land as a precondition for the second coming of Christ. But the real reasons, argues Stephen Spector, are far more complicated. In Evangelicals and Israel, Spector delves deeply into the Christian Zionist movement, mining information from original interviews, web sites, publications, news reports, survey research, worship services, and interfaith conferences, to provide a surprising look at the sources of evangelical support for Israel. Israel is God's prophetic clock for many evangelicals - irrefutable proof that prophecy is true and coming to pass in our lifetime. But Spector goes beyond end-times theology to find a complex set of motivations behind Israel-evangelical relations. These include the promise of God's blessing for those who bless the Jews; gratitude to Jews for establishing the foundations of Christianity; remorse for the Chu |
Inhalt
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The Bases of Evangelical Support for Israel | 23 |
3 The Evangelical Mosaic | 36 |
4 The Arab and Muslim Enemy | 50 |
5 The War with Islam as a Faith | 76 |
6 Criticisms of Christian Zionism | 111 |
7 Its My Land and Keep Your Hands Off of It | 141 |
8 Gods Timetable | 158 |
9 Prophecy Policy and the Unfolding of Gods Plan | 186 |
10 Christian Zionists Bush and the AlAqsa Intifada | 212 |
11 Evangelicals and the Dynamics of George W Bushs Middle East Policy | 234 |
Notes | 255 |
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