{"product_id":"the-origins-of-christian-zionism-donald-m-lewis-9780521515184","title":"The Origins of Christian Zionism: Lord Shaftesbury and Evangelical Support for a Jewish Homeland","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald M. Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521515181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521515184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/20\/2009 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/05\/2010 pg. 30","brand":"Donald M. Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119809458431,"sku":"9780521515184","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ba01d61-1099-441c-87b3-405e26edb7f0.jpg?v=1687411048","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-origins-of-christian-zionism-donald-m-lewis-9780521515184","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}