TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sizer,Stephen
TI  - Christian Zionism: road map to Armageddon? 
SN  - 0830853685
AV  - DS 150.5 .S59 2004
U1  - 320.54095694 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Downers Grove, Ill.
PB  - IVP Academic
KW  - Christian Zionism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Introduction. Zionism defined. Christian Zionism defined. The significance of the Christian Zionist movement. A critique of Christian Zionism -- 1. The historical roots of Christian Zionism. The early intimations: proto-Christian Zionism. The socio-political context for the rise of Christian Zionism. The origins of covenantal premillennial restorationism in Britain. The origins of dispensational Christian Zionism in Britain. Lord Shaftesbury and the influence of restorationism upon British foreign policy. British Christian political support for the Jewish Zionist movement. The Balfour Declaration and the implementation of the Zionist vision. Dispensationalism and the birth of Christian Zionism in America (1859-1945).  Anti-Semitism and American liberal Christian Zionism (1918-1967). Contemporary American evangelical Christian Zionism (1967-2002). The proliferation and diversification of Christian Zionist organizations. The historical roots of Christian Zionism: conclusions -- 2. The theological emphases of Christian Zionism. The Bible: a literal futurist hermeneutic. Chosen peoples: the relationship between Israel and the church. Restorationism: the return of the Jews to Zion. Eretz Israel: reclaiming Judea, Samaria and beyond. Jerusalem: the eternal and exclusive Jewish capital. The temple: rebuilding for desecration. The future: the eschatology of Christian Zionism.The distinctive theology of Christian Zionism: conclusions -- 3. The political implications of Christian Zionism. The chosen people: supporting Israeli colonialism. Restorationism: facilitating aliyah from Russia and Eastern Europe. Eretz Israel: sustaining the West Bank settlements. Jerusalem: lobbying for international recognition. The temple: identifying with religious Zionism. The future: opposing peace and hastening Armageddon. The political implications of Christian Zionism: conclusions -- 4. Conclusions. Observations on the development of Christian Zionism. Variant forms of Christian Zionism.The constructive and destructive aspects of Christian Zionism. A critical assessment of Christian Zionism. Biblical Zionism: a covenantal alternative
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