Suchergebnisse

The Return to the Land of Israel as an Eschatological Sign in the Light of Romans / Lawrence Feingold -- Land and Redemption : Why Does God Promise a Land? / Etienne Vetö --The Relationship of Israel to the Promised Land after Christ : Catholic Questionings / Jean-Miguel Garrigues, OP, and Eliana Kurylo, CB -- The Resurrected Land of Israel / Isaac Chenchiah -- Land and State of Israel : Theological Reflections from a Roman Catholic Perspective / Christian Rutishauser, SJ -- Terra Viventium : Biblical Promises, Fulfillment, and Thomas Aquinas's Christological Interpretation of the Land / Matthew Tapie -- The Catholic Church and "Israel/Palestine" : The Jewish People, the Land, Nation, and State / Gavin D'Costa -- Does a Catholic Theology of Sacraments Help to Achieve an Affirmative Approach to the State of Israel? / Dirk Ansorge -- A Catholic Perspective on the People, Land, and State of Israel / David Neuhaus, SJ -- Tractatio Theologico-Politica : Palestinian Suffering and the Official Catholic Teaching on the State of Israel / Antoine Lévy, OP -- Christian Communities in Israel and Palestine / H. B. Michel Sabbah -- Christian-Jewish Relations from a Christian Palestinian Perspective / Jamal Khader -- Jewish-Christian Relations and the Irrevocable Problem of Political Theology / Karma Ben Johanan -- Jews, Catholics, and Israel : Can We Find a Shared Language? / Faydra Shapiro

Title Page -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Secularization and Religious Resurgence in Eschatological Perspective -- Chapter 2: Reinhold Niebuhr and the Postliberals -- Chapter 3: Wales as a Stateless Nation -- Chapter 4: "Hebrew" Modernity as "Christian Heresy" -- Chapter 5: Rowan Williams as Hegelian Political Theologian -- Chapter 6: Israel and Jesus -- Chapter 7: Conclusion -- Bibliography.

"In taking a genuinely constructive approach to inter religious exchange, Enabling Dialogue about the Land provides resources for peaceful exchange of viewpoints about the Middle East. Sixteen scholars of the Bible and theology offer here insightful, extensively researched essays to shed light on religious and cultural priorities and promote understanding that can lead to productive dialogue"--

COVER PAGE -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD BY JOHN HAGEE -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION: THE RIGHTEOUS THEN AND NOW -- PART ONE THEOLOGY AND OTHER MOTIVES -- 1 THE RISE OF REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY -- 2 THE RETURN OF THE JEWS -- 3 MOTIVES -- PART TWO BEFORE THE REVOLUTION: EARLY CHRISTIAN ZIONISM -- 4 THE DEEP ROOTS OF CHRISTIAN ZIONISM: HECHLER AND BLACKSTONE -- 5 THREE CHRISTIAN ZIONISTS WHO HELPED TO CREATE ISRAEL: BALFOUR, WILSON, AND TRUMAN -- PART THREE AFTER THE REVOLUTION: CHRISTIAN ZIONISM ASCENDANT -- 6 CHRISTIAN ZIONISM IN WASHINGTON -- 7 CHRISTIAN ZIONISM'S GOOD WORKS -- PART FOUR THE JEWISH RESPONSE -- 8 THE RESPONSE FROM THE JEWISH MAINSTREAM -- 9 EVANGELICAL ANTI-SEMITISM? -- 10 TOWARD A NEW APPROACH -- CONCLUSION: STRANGE BEDFELLOWS OR BLOOD BROTHERS? -- NOTES.

The relationship between Israel and the church is one of the most debated issues in the history of theology. Some hold the view that there is almost seamless continuity between Israel and the church, while others believe there is very little continuity. Additional perspectives lie between these two. This debate has contributed to the formation of denominations and produced a variety of political views about the state of Israel. To advance the conversation, Perspectives on Israel and the Church brings together respected theologians representing four positions: Traditional covenantal view by Robert L. Reymond; Traditional dispensational view by Robert L. Thomas; Progressive dispensational view by Robert L. Saucy; Progressive covenantal view by Chad Brand and Tom Pratt Jr. - Publisher