Christian Attitudes Towards The State Of Israel

Author : Paul Charles Merkley
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0773521887

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Christian Attitudes Towards the State of Israel by Paul Charles Merkley Pdf

During the 1947 United Nations debate on the future of Palestine, world opinion was powerfully affected by news of the Holocaust and the plight of Jewish refugees, creating a momentary humanitarian advantage that helped mobilize support for the creation of the state of Israel. However, almost as soon as it became clear that the Jews had won their war for independence, anti-Zionists within Christianity reasserted themselves. A pro-Arab bloc of Western missionaries at the World Council of Churches echoed the anti-Zionism that has always characterized those churches which today constitute the Middle East Council of Churches, while the Roman Catholic Church, never friendly to Zionism, advocated the "internationalization" of Jerusalem to diminish the Jewish presence in the heart of the Holy Land. Mainstream Protestantism championed "Palestinian nationalism," and still does not hesitate to portray Israel as an "oppressor," but most evangelical Christians see Israel's restoration as a part of God's plan. In Christian Attitudes towards the State of Israel Paul Merkley demonstrates that polarized opinion continues to affect how Israel is perceived today.

Author : Una McGahern
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136656804

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Palestinian Christians in Israel by Una McGahern Pdf

Although Christians form a significant proportion of the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel, very little research has, until now, been undertaken to examine their complicated position within Israel. This book demonstrates the limits of analyses which characterise state-minority relations in Israel in terms of a so-called Jewish-Muslim conflict, and of studies which portray Palestinian Christians as part of a wider exclusively religious-based transnational Christian community. This book locates its analysis of Palestinian Christians within a broader understanding of Israel as a Jewish ethnocratic state. It describes the main characteristics of the Palestinian Christian community in Israel and examines a number of problematic assumptions which have been made about them and their relationship to the state. Finally, it examines a number of intra-communal conflicts which have taken place in recent years between Christians and Muslims, and between Christians and Druze, and probes the role which the state and various state attitudes have played in influencing or determining those conflicts and, as a result, the general status of Palestinian Christians in Israel today.

Author : Frank Newport
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004-07-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780759511767

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Polling Matters by Frank Newport Pdf

From The Gallup Organization-the most respected source on the subject-comes a fascinating look at the importance of measuring public opinion in modern society. For years, public-opinion polls have been a valuable tool for gauging the positions of American citizens on a wide variety of topics. Polling applies scientific principles to understanding and anticipating the insights, emotions, and attitudes of society. Now in POLLING MATTERS: Why Leaders Must Listen to the Wisdom of the People, The Gallup Organization reveals: What polls really are and how they are conducted Why the information polls provide is so vitally important to modern society today How this valuable information can be used more effectively and more...

Author : Anthony J. Kenny
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0809134063

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Catholics, Jews, and the State of Israel by Anthony J. Kenny Pdf

A first-time, in-depth examination of the issue of the State of Israel in the Catholic-Jewish dialogue.

Author : Robert C. Liebman,Robert Wuthnow
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0202367487

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The New Christian Right by Robert C. Liebman,Robert Wuthnow Pdf

This book of original essays provides an objective and enlightening analysis of the emergence and changing forms of the New Christian Right. The subject is in itself important in contemporary American life, but in addition The New Christian Right reexamines standard theories of social movements and the relationship between religion and politics in America today. The book presents findings from original research, including surveys, personal interviews with elites, analysis of financial documents, reanalysis of existing data, and analysis of direct-mail solicitations and other primary literature. The New Christian Right is balanced and objective rather than partisan and evaluative. Using non-technical and non-jargonistic language, the authors raise questions concerning the nature of religion, the role of status groups, and contemporary directions in American culture.

Author : Uri Bialer
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 025311148X

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Cross on the Star of David by Uri Bialer Pdf

The official establishment of the State of Israel in May 1948 constituted the realization of the Zionist vision, but military victory left in its wake internal and external survival issues that would threaten this historic achievement for decades to come. The refusal of the international community to recognize the political, geographic, and demographic results of the War of Independence presented Israel with a permanent regional security threat, while isolating and alienating it in the international arena. One of the most formidable problems Israeli foreign policy faced was the stance of the Christian world toward the new state. Attitudes ranged from hostility and categorical non-recognition by the Catholic Church, through Protestant ambivalence, to Evangelical support. Cross on the Star of David presents the first scholarly analysis, based on newly declassified documents, of Israeli policymaking on this issue. Uri Bialer focuses on the impact that modes of thinking rooted in the historical tradition of Jewish-Christian interactions had on Israeli policymakers and concludes that they were not innocent of the perceptions and biases that influenced the Christian world's behavior toward Israel. The result is a fine-grained, original interpretation of an important dimension of Israeli foreign policy from the founding of the State to the 1967 War.

Author : Yaakov Shalom Ariel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Antisemitism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112649822

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Philosemites Or Antisemites? by Yaakov Shalom Ariel Pdf

The attitude toward Jews of evangelical Christians is dualistic; it is the most complex and ambivalent of all Christian, and non-Christian, modern attitudes toward Jews. These Christian fundamentalists view contemporary Jews both as heirs to biblical Israel and as crucial to the coming of the messianic age. At the same time, unless they accept Jesus, Jews are spiritually and morally lost and, hence, require extensive missionary efforts. Leading evangelists often resort to negative stereotypes of Jews, although they support the State of Israel as a precursor of their messianic age. Concludes that evangelicals are neither philosemitic nor antisemitic. While some evangelical Christians opposed Hitler and Nazism, and a number even took part in the rescue of Jews, they attributed the Holocaust not to antisemitism but to the temporary triumph of anti-Christian values.

Author : Amnon Ramon
Publisher : Israel Academic Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1885881975

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Christianity & Christians in the Jewish State Israeli Policy Toward the Churches and Christian Communities (1948¿2018) by Amnon Ramon Pdf

Author : Gerald R. McDermott
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493406760

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Israel Matters by Gerald R. McDermott Pdf

Widely respected theologian Gerald McDermott has spent two decades investigating the meaning of Israel and Judaism. What he has learned has required him to rethink many of his previous assumptions. Israel Matters addresses the perennially important issue of the relationship between Christianity and the people and land of Israel, offering a unique and compelling "third way" between typical approaches and correcting common misunderstandings along the way. This book challenges the widespread Christian assumption that since Jesus came to earth, Jews are no longer special to God as a people, and the land of Israel is no longer theologically significant. It traces the author's journey from thinking those things to discovering that the New Testament authors believed the opposite of both. It also shows that contrary to what many Christians believe, the church is not the new Israel, and both the people and the land of Israel are important to God and the future of redemption. McDermott offers an accessible but robust defense of a "New Christian Zionism" for pastors and laypeople interested in Israel and Christian-Jewish relations. His approach will also spark a conversation among theologians and biblical scholars.

Author : G©œran Gunner,Robert Owen Smith
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781451472264

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Comprehending Christian Zionism by G©œran Gunner,Robert Owen Smith Pdf

The issue of Christian Zionism is one that is fiercely debated within theology, the church, politics, and society. Comprehending Christian Zionism brings together an international consortium of scholars and researchers to reflect on the network of issues and topics surrounding this critical subject. The volume provides a lens on the history of Zion

Author : Gary M. Burge
Publisher : The Pilgrim Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780829821055

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Whose Land? Whose Promise?: by Gary M. Burge Pdf

Because events in the Middle East continue to escalate in tragic complexity, Christians still struggle with making sense of it all. In this updated version of "Whose Land? Whose Promise?," Gary Burge further explores the personal emotions and opinions, and sharpens his theological argument in the context of the new developments surrounding the crisis in the Middle East. "Whose Land? Whose Promise?" offers insight for the thoughtful reader on an explosive topic and challenges personal truths on peace.

Author : David Brog
Publisher : Charisma Media
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781599794990

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Standing With Israel by David Brog Pdf

DIVFocusing on a subject that has been covered by various national media, including the Wall Street Journal, 60 Minutes, and Nightline, Standing With Israel goes beyond politics to: •Profile leading Christian Zionists and detail the views and motives that drive their politics. •Spotlight Jews who have been at the forefront of forming a budding alliance with Israel’s Christian allies. •Explain why so many American Jews are deeply uncomfortable with this outpouring of Christian support. /div

Author : S. Clement Leslie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317449997

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The Rift in Israel (RLE Israel and Palestine) by S. Clement Leslie Pdf

The subject matter of this book, first published in 1971, is not less relevant, though less familiar, than the military adventures of Israel. For the book deals with the spiritual tensions that underlie and go far to explain the conduct of the country, standing as it does at the heart of some of the world’s most dangerous political conflicts. The superpowers confront at its borders. So do the ‘modern’ West and the force of Arab nationalism. It is the focus, too, of anti-Semitism, with its potential threat to the future of all Jews and of world peace. The questions here examined are rooted in the nature of Judaism and in the two distinct urges – religious and nationalist – that created Israel. Within its tiny territory some of mankind’s most urgent spiritual problems appear at their most intense. What do men live for: for themselves, their country, higher values? How these tensions are resolved will affect both the conduct of Israel, with its effects on the fortunes of all nations, and the thoughts of men everywhere about their own and their countries’ deeper problems. One section of the book deals with the institutions and policies of Israel as expressions of its inner spirit: the kibbutz, the army, the ingathering of exiles, the attitudes to Arabs within and beyond the frontiers, relations with world Jewry. Two final chapters describe and analyse the perennial problem of Jewish identity, seen in the light of the actions of a modern state.

Author : Eric R. Crouse
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780739197196

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American Christian Support for Israel by Eric R. Crouse Pdf

The dominant political theme of the State of Israel is the perpetual quest for security. In its first 25 years, Israel experienced five wars with Arab states declaring their goal to destroy Israel. In American Christian Support for Israel:Standing with the Chosen People, 1948–1975, Eric R. Crouse examines how American Christians responded to Israel’s wars and the persistent threats to its security. While some were quick to condemn Israel as it made difficult and unpopular decisions in its fight for survival in a hostile region, conservative Christians were trustworthy supporters, routinely voicing uplifting reports. Crouse argues that Israel’s embodiment of western ideals and its remarkable economic development gave conservative Christians good reasons to favor Israel in a troubled Middle East, but the main reason for their unconditional support was the key biblical text of Christian Zionism: “I will bless those who bless you [Abraham and his descendants], and I will curse him who curses you” (Genesis 12:3).

Author : Gavin D'Costa,Faydra Shapiro,H. B. Pierbattista Pizzaballa
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813234854

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Contemporary Catholic Approaches to the People, State, and Land of Israel by Gavin D'Costa,Faydra Shapiro,H. B. Pierbattista Pizzaballa Pdf

After Vatican II, the Roman Catholic Church began a process of stripping away anti-Jewish sentiments within its theological culture. One question that has arisen and received very scant attention regards the theological significance of the founding of the state of Israel in 1948 – and the attendant nakba, the plight of the Palestinian people. Some American evangelical Christians have developed a theology around the state of Israel, associating themselves with Zionism. Some Christian groups have developed a theology around the suffering of the Palestinian people and demand resistance to Zionism. This unique collection of essays from leading Catholic theologians from the United States, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, England, and the Middle East reflect on the theological status of the land of Israel. These essays represent an exhaustive range of views. None avoid the new Catholic theology regarding the Jewish people. Some contributors see this as leading towards a positive theological affirmation of the state of Israel, while distancing themselves from Christian Zionists. All contributors are committed to rights of the Palestinian people. Some affirm the need for strong diplomatic and political support for Israel along with equal support for Palestinians, arguing that this is as far as the Church can go. Others argue that the Church’s emerging theology represents the guilt conscience of Europe at the cost of the Palestinian people. None deny the right of Jews to live in the land. Two Jewish scholars respond to the essays creating an atmosphere of genuine interfaith dialogue which serves Catholics to think further through these issues.