Christian Zionism
Subtitle: road-map to Armageddon?
By: Stephen R. Sizer.
Publisher: Inter-Varsity
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Christian Zionism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-283) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Zionism defined; title: Christian Zionism defined; title: The significance of the Christian Zionist movement; title: A critique of Christian Zionism; title: The early intimations: proto-Christian Zionism; title: The socio-political context for the rise of Christian Zionism; title: The origins of covenantal premillennial restorationism in Britain; title: The origins of dispensational Christian Zionism in Britain; title: Lord Shaftesbury and the influence of restorationism upon British foreign policy; title: British Christian political support for the Jewish Zionist movement; title: The Balfour Declaration and the implementation of the Zionist vision; title: Dispensationalism and the birth of Christian Zionism in America (1859-1945); title: Anti-Semitism and American liberal Christian Zionism (1918-1967); title: Contemporary American evangelical Christian Zionism (1967-2002); title: The proliferation and diversification of Christian Zionist organizations; title: The historical roots of Christian Zionism: conclusions; title: The Bible: a literal futurist hermeneutic; title: Chosen peoples: the relationship between Israel and the church; title: Restorationism: the return of the Jews to Zion; title: Eretz Israel: reclaiming Judea, Samaria and beyond; title: Jerusalem: the eternal and exclusive Jewish capital; title: The temple: rebuilding for desecration; title: The future: the eschatology of Christian Zionism; title: The distinctive theology of Christian Zionism: conclusions; title: The chosen people: supporting Israeli colonialism; title: Restorationism: facilitating aliyah from Russia and Eastern Europe; title: Eretz Israel: sustaining the West Bank settlements; title: Jerusalem: lobbying for international recognition; title: The temple: identifying with religious Zionism; title: The future: opposing peace and hastening Armageddon; title: The political implications of Christian Zionism: conclusions; title: Observations on the development of Christian Zionism; title: Variant forms of Christian Zionism; title: The constructive and destructive aspects of Christian Zionism; title: A critical assessment of Christian Zionism; title: Biblical Zionism: a covenantal alternative.