The Fervent Embrace : : Liberal Protestants, Evangelicals, and Israel /

The Fervent Embrace : : Liberal Protestants, Evangelicals, and Israel / / Caitlin Carenen.

Show other versions (1)

When Israel declared its independence in 1948, Harry Truman issued a memo recognizing the Israeli government within eleven minutes. Today, the U.S. and Israel continue on as partners in an at times controversial alliance-an alliance, many argue, that is powerfully influenced by the Christian Right....

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Carenen, Caitlin,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1. American Protestants and Jewish Persecution, 1933–1937
  • 2. American Protestants Respond to Zionism and the Jewish Genocide in Europe, 1938–1948
  • Case Study 1. The Myth of Christian Intervention, Christian Guilt, and the Martin Niemöller Controversy
  • 3. The Challenges of Statehood, 1948–1953
  • 4. Political and Theological Dissent, 1953–1967
  • Case Study 2. “Of course, down in Virginia, you do have to worry about Southern Baptists”
  • 5. The Tide Turns, 1967–1973
  • Case Study 3. The Individual and the U.S.–Israeli Alliance
  • 6. A New U.S.–Israeli Alliance, 1973–1979
  • 7. The Political and Religious Landscape Shifts, 1980–2008
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

Similar Items