Christian Zionism

Road-map to Armageddon?

IVP/UK Edition

By Stephen Sizer
Foreword by David A. Peterson

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 298 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: December 2005

ISBN-10: 0-8308-5368-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-5368-7
IVP Order Code: 5368

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Eschatology

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of figures

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

Glossary
Bibliography
Index of people
Index of subjects
Index of biblical references