The Origins of Christian Zionism: Lord Shaftesbury And Evangelical Support For A Jewish Homeland - Brossura

Donald MLewis

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ISBN 10: 1107631963 ISBN 13: 9781107631960

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2022

Riassunto

In this study of Lord Shaftesbury - Victorian England's greatest humanitarian and most prominent Christian Zionist - Donald M. Lewis examines why British evangelicals became fascinated with the Jews and how they promoted a 'teaching of esteem' that countered a 'teaching of contempt'. Evangelicals militated for the restoration of Jews to Palestine by lobbying the British cabinet on foreign policy decisions. Professing their love for the Jews, they effectively reshaped the image of the Jew in conversionist literature, gave sacrificially to convert them to Christianity, and worked with German Pietists to create a joint Anglican-Lutheran bishopric in Jerusalem, the center (in their minds) of world Jewry. Evangelical identity evolved during this process and had an impact on Jewish identity, transforming Jewish-Christian relations. It also changed the course of world history by creating a climate of opinion in the United Kingdom in favor of the Balfour Declaration of 1917, which pledged British support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

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Recensione:

"Lewis's book is a very important contribution to the study of British Christian Zionism. One suspects that it will remain the authoritative text on that subject for many years to come." --H-Review Digest

Descrizione del libro:

The Origins of Christian Zionism, Donald M. Lewis's study of Lord Shaftesbury - Victorian England's greatest humanitarian and most prominent Christian Zionist - examines why British evangelicals became fascinated with the Jews and how this impacted Jewish identity, transformed Jewish-Christian relations, and changed the course of world history.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2022
• ISBN 10: 1107631963
• ISBN 13: 9781107631960
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 100