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The origins of Christian Zionism : Lord Shaftesbury and evangelical support for a Jewish homeland, Donald M. Lewis

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"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. The movement also bequeathed a fascination with Christian Zionism to American evangelicals that still influences global politics"--Provided by publisher
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
xiii, 365 pages
Contents
  • Part one. The rise of British evangelical interest in the Jews. The restoration of the Jews in Protestant thought ; Pietism, Clapham, and the Jews ; Evangelicalism, prophecy, and the Jews
  • Part two. Shaftesbury and the Jews. Shaftesbury : the new recruit ; "Christian Europe" in the house of Islam : political, cultural, and religious factors leading to European interest in the Near East in the first half of the nineteenth century ; Shaftesbury's attitude to the Jews and to Palestine ; Protecting "God's ancient people" and preparing for their restoration
  • Part three. Evangelicals and Pietists together : the mission to Jews and Palestine. British evangelical and German Pietist missions in Palestine in the 1820s ; A British consul in Jerusalem ; An Anglican church in Jerusalem for the "unwelcome intruders in the home of Islam" ; The Jerusalem bishopric ; Prussia's turn : the episcopate of Samual Gobat
  • Part four. Shaftesbury's final years. Toward the Balfour declaration
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9780521515184
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The origins of Christian Zionism : Lord Shaftesbury and evangelical support for a Jewish homeland
Title
The origins of Christian Zionism
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Lord Shaftesbury and evangelical support for a Jewish homeland
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Donald M. Lewis
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"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. The movement also bequeathed a fascination with Christian Zionism to American evangelicals that still influences global politics"--Provided by publisher
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Lewis, Donald M
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non fiction
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  • Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper
  • Christian Zionism
  • Christian Zionism
  • Evangelicalism
  • Protestantism and Zionism
  • Jews
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The origins of Christian Zionism : Lord Shaftesbury and evangelical support for a Jewish homeland, Donald M. Lewis
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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text
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Contents
Part one. The rise of British evangelical interest in the Jews. The restoration of the Jews in Protestant thought ; Pietism, Clapham, and the Jews ; Evangelicalism, prophecy, and the Jews -- Part two. Shaftesbury and the Jews. Shaftesbury : the new recruit ; "Christian Europe" in the house of Islam : political, cultural, and religious factors leading to European interest in the Near East in the first half of the nineteenth century ; Shaftesbury's attitude to the Jews and to Palestine ; Protecting "God's ancient people" and preparing for their restoration -- Part three. Evangelicals and Pietists together : the mission to Jews and Palestine. British evangelical and German Pietist missions in Palestine in the 1820s ; A British consul in Jerusalem ; An Anglican church in Jerusalem for the "unwelcome intruders in the home of Islam" ; The Jerusalem bishopric ; Prussia's turn : the episcopate of Samual Gobat -- Part four. Shaftesbury's final years. Toward the Balfour declaration
Control code
422753455
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xiii, 365 pages
Isbn
9780521515184
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(hardback)
Lccn
2009031054
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
The origins of Christian Zionism : Lord Shaftesbury and evangelical support for a Jewish homeland, Donald M. Lewis
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Part one. The rise of British evangelical interest in the Jews. The restoration of the Jews in Protestant thought ; Pietism, Clapham, and the Jews ; Evangelicalism, prophecy, and the Jews -- Part two. Shaftesbury and the Jews. Shaftesbury : the new recruit ; "Christian Europe" in the house of Islam : political, cultural, and religious factors leading to European interest in the Near East in the first half of the nineteenth century ; Shaftesbury's attitude to the Jews and to Palestine ; Protecting "God's ancient people" and preparing for their restoration -- Part three. Evangelicals and Pietists together : the mission to Jews and Palestine. British evangelical and German Pietist missions in Palestine in the 1820s ; A British consul in Jerusalem ; An Anglican church in Jerusalem for the "unwelcome intruders in the home of Islam" ; The Jerusalem bishopric ; Prussia's turn : the episcopate of Samual Gobat -- Part four. Shaftesbury's final years. Toward the Balfour declaration
Control code
422753455
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xiii, 365 pages
Isbn
9780521515184
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2009031054
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations

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