    christian zionism is a belief among some christians that the return of the jews to the holy land, and the establishment of the state of israel in 1948, is in accordance with biblical prophecy. the term christian zionism began to be used in the mid-20th century, superseding christian restorationism.christian perspectives on the israeli-palestinian conflict, p. 131, wesley haddon brown, peter f. penner, 2008, 11, "western restorationism and christian zionism: germany as a case study", wilrens l. hornstra: "two things, not one: restorationism and christian zionism are two terms, and we are indeed speaking of two things here, not just one."proceedings of the ... world congress of jewish studies: world union of jewish studies, 1993: "once aroused, american enthusiasm for the restoration of the jews to israel would prove more powerful, because more vital and more broadly based in popular evangelical christianity, than english restorationism." hippolytus and irenaeus foresaw a jewish return from exile, despite unbelief. traditional catholic thought however did not consider zionism in any form;regina sharif, non-jewish zionism, its roots in western history, zed, 1983, page 10 "prior to the reformation, traditional catholic thought had no place for the possibility of a jewish return to palestine nor any such concept as the existence of a jewish nation." christian advocacy of the restoration of the jews arose following the protestant reformation. a contemporary israeli historian suggests that evangelical christian zionists of the 1840s 'passed this notion on to jewish circles'.{{cite book |last=shapira |first=anita |title=israel a history, translated from hebrew by anthony berris |publisher=weidenfeld and nicolson|location=london |page=15 |date=
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