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Informationen zum Autor Samuel Goldman teaches political science and is Executive Director of the Loeb Institute for Religious Freedom at the George Washington University. He is author of After Nationalism: Being American in an Age of Division , also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Klappentext Samuel Goldman teaches political science and is Executive Director of the Loeb Institute for Religious Freedom at the George Washington University. He is also literary editor of Modern Age. Zusammenfassung God's Country tells the complete story of Christian Zionism in American political and religious thought from the Puritans to 9/11. Combining original research with insights from the work of historians of American religion! Samuel Goldman provides an accessible yet provocative introduction to Americans' attachment to the State of Israel. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction PART I. THE WILDERNESS AND THE EAGLE Chapter 1. All Israel Shall Be Saved: The Calling of the Jews and the Errand into the Wilderness Chapter 2. On Eagles' Wings: Jewish Restoration and the American Republic PART II. AMERICAN CYRUS Chapter 3. Gather Yourselves Together: From Restorationism to Zionism Chapter 4. I Will Not Utterly Destroy the House of Jacob: Liberal Protestantism and the Partition of Palestine PART III. GOD'S COUNTRY Chapter 5. The God of the Armies of Israel: Zionism and Judeo-Christian Civilization Chapter 6. I Will Bless Those Who Bless You: Zionism and the Christian Right Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
