04021nam 2200709 a 450 991078207280332120231102161910.01-282-85934-X97866128593420-7735-6924-310.1515/9780773569249(CKB)1000000000521332(SSID)ssj0000277865(PQKBManifestationID)11213026(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277865(PQKBWorkID)10245842(PQKB)10466507(CaPaEBR)400022(CaBNvSL)gtp00521310(Au-PeEL)EBL3331128(CaPaEBR)ebr10141800(OCoLC)929121483(DE-B1597)656350(DE-B1597)9780773569249(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/kqdt2x(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400022(MiAaPQ)EBC3331128(MiAaPQ)EBC3245470(EXLCZ)99100000000052133220030515d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrChristian attitudes towards the state of Israel[electronic resource] /Paul MerkleyMontreal ;Ithaca McGill-Queen's University Pressc2001xiv, 266 p. ;24 cmMcGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series twoBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7735-2188-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-257) and index.Front Matter --Contents --Preface --Acknowledgments --Abbreviations --Introduction: Israel’s Reappearance in the Company of Nations --The Birth and Early Adventures of the State of Israel --Christian Attitudes towards the State of Israel, 1948–1960s --Christians in the Holy Land --The Palestinians --The Church and Islam --Roman Catholic Attitudes in Transition --Christian Zionism and Christian Anti-Zionism --Christian Attitudes towards Israel: The Issue in Current American Politics --Notes --Bibliography --IndexPaul Merkley draws on the published literature of the World Council of Churches, the Middle East Council of Churches, the Roman Catholic Church, and other Christian organizations that have an interest in the question of Israel's past, present, and future, and on interviews with numerous key figures within the government of Israel, spokesmen for the Palestine Authority, and leaders of all the major pro and anti-Zionist Christian organizations to demonstrate that Christian attitudes towards Israel remain remarkably polarized. To most evangelical and fundamentalist Christians, loyalty to Israel is a kind of second patriotism, nurtured by the conviction that Israel's restoration is a part of God's plan for history. However mainstream Protestantism champions "Palestinian nationalism" and, drawing on the rhetoric of the Middle East Council of Churches, does not hesitate to portray Israel as an Aoppressor." Merkley concludes that Christian attitudes towards Israel reflect fundamental theological attitudes that must be studied against the long historical background of Christian attitudes towards Judaism and Islam.McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion.Series twoChristian ZionismChristianity and other religionsJudaism1945-JudaismRelationsChristianity1945-PalestineIn ChristianityIsraelHistoryReligious aspectsChristianityChristian Zionism.Christianity and other religionsJudaismJudaismRelationsChristianity261.8/7Merkley Paul Charles1934-473448MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782072803321Christian attitudes towards the state of Israel3750393UNINA