Inventing the Holy Land - American Protestant Pilgrimage to Palestine, 1845-1941

Informationen zum Autor Stephanie Stidham Rogers is an independent scholar and historian residing on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Klappentext This book examines the relationship between American Protestants and Palestine from 1842-1917. The eastward views of Palestine drew the ancient biblical past into the present for Protestants, thus bringing a sharper focus to a new frontier and inventing the idea of a Christian Holy Land. Zusammenfassung This book examines the relationship between American Protestants and Palestine from 1842-1917. The eastward views of Palestine drew the ancient biblical past into the present for Protestants! thus bringing a sharper focus to a new frontier and inventing the idea of a Christian Holy Land.

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie Rogers, Stephanie Stidham Rogers
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2010
• EAN: 9780739148426
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-4842-6
• No. of pages: 186
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Christian Church / History, HISTORY / United States / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, History of Religion, Christian Churches & denominations, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Literature: history & criticism, History of the Americas