Zionism and the quest for justice in the Holy Land / edited by Donald E. Wagner & Walter T. Davis; foreword by Walter Brueggemann

Contributor(s): Wagner, Donald E [editor.] | Davis, Walter T [editor.] | Brueggemann, Walter [pref.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Eugene, Oregon Pickwick Publ. 2014 Description: XXIII, 250 p. 23 cmISBN: 9780718842772 (electronic bk.) (discovery); 9781625644060Subject(s): Zionism | Christian ZionismAdditional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 320.540956 LOC classification: DS149
Contents:
Front cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Foreword by Walter Brueggemann; Introduction: A Call for a New Conversation on Justice and Peace in Palestine and Israel-Donald E. Wagner and Walter T. Davis; Introduction to Chapters One and Two-Walter T. Davis and Pauline Coffman; Chapter One: Political Zionism from Herzl (1890s) to Ben-Gurion (1960s)-Walter T. Davis and Pauline Coffman; Chapter Two: From 1967 to the Present-The Triumph of Revisionist Zionism-Walter T. Davis and Pauline Coffman.
Chapter Three: Rising to the Challenge: A Jewish Theology of Liberation-Brant RosenChapter Four: Eastern Orthodox Perspectives on Zionism and Christian Zionism: Voices from the Ancient Church, from Modern America, and from the Middle East Today-Carole Monica Burnett; Chapter Five: The Vatican, Zionism, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -Rosemary and Herman Ruether; Chapter Six: The Mainline Protestant Churches and the Holy Land-Donald E. Wagner; Chapter Seven: Evangelicals and Christian Zionism-Gary M. Burge; Chapter Eight: Zionism: A Different Memory-Mustafa Abu Sway.
Chapter Nine: A Concluding Theological Postscript-Naim S. AteekAppendix One: Kairos Palestine: A Word of Faith, Hope, and Love from the Heart of Palestinian Suffering; A Moment of Truth: A Word of Faith, Hope, and Love from the Heart of Palestinian Suffering; Appendix Two: After Zionism: Claiming the Heart of the Church-Mark Braverman; Permissions; Back cover.
Summary: A critical examination of political Zionism, a topic o en considered taboo in the West, is long overdue. Moreover, the discussion of Christian Zionism is usually confined to Evangelical and fundamentalist settings. The present volume will break the silence currently reigning in many religious, political, and academic circles and, in so doing, will provoke and inspire a new, challenging conversation on theological and ethical issues arising from various aspects of Zionism-a conversation that is vital to the quest for a just peace in Israel and Palestine. The eleven authors offer a rich diversit.
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Front cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Foreword by Walter Brueggemann; Introduction: A Call for a New Conversation on Justice and Peace in Palestine and Israel-Donald E. Wagner and Walter T. Davis; Introduction to Chapters One and Two-Walter T. Davis and Pauline Coffman; Chapter One: Political Zionism from Herzl (1890s) to Ben-Gurion (1960s)-Walter T. Davis and Pauline Coffman; Chapter Two: From 1967 to the Present-The Triumph of Revisionist Zionism-Walter T. Davis and Pauline Coffman.

Chapter Three: Rising to the Challenge: A Jewish Theology of Liberation-Brant RosenChapter Four: Eastern Orthodox Perspectives on Zionism and Christian Zionism: Voices from the Ancient Church, from Modern America, and from the Middle East Today-Carole Monica Burnett; Chapter Five: The Vatican, Zionism, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -Rosemary and Herman Ruether; Chapter Six: The Mainline Protestant Churches and the Holy Land-Donald E. Wagner; Chapter Seven: Evangelicals and Christian Zionism-Gary M. Burge; Chapter Eight: Zionism: A Different Memory-Mustafa Abu Sway.

Chapter Nine: A Concluding Theological Postscript-Naim S. AteekAppendix One: Kairos Palestine: A Word of Faith, Hope, and Love from the Heart of Palestinian Suffering; A Moment of Truth: A Word of Faith, Hope, and Love from the Heart of Palestinian Suffering; Appendix Two: After Zionism: Claiming the Heart of the Church-Mark Braverman; Permissions; Back cover.

A critical examination of political Zionism, a topic o en considered taboo in the West, is long overdue. Moreover, the discussion of Christian Zionism is usually confined to Evangelical and fundamentalist settings. The present volume will break the silence currently reigning in many religious, political, and academic circles and, in so doing, will provoke and inspire a new, challenging conversation on theological and ethical issues arising from various aspects of Zionism-a conversation that is vital to the quest for a just peace in Israel and Palestine. The eleven authors offer a rich diversit.

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