Christian Zionism in Africa

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Christian Zionism—a movement based on the belief that support of Israel, and Israeli ownership of and residence in Jerusalem, is a prerequisite for Christ’s return—has been a significant substratum within theologies and ecclesiologies of many churches in the US and Europe for centuries. Since the 1970s, US-based Christian Zionism organizations, encouraged by and collaborating with the Israeli government, have used a significant amount of resources to spread the movement into other regions of the world, including Africa. In many African countries, Christian Zionism combines perniciously with Prosperity Gospel preaching, interpreting Genesis 12:3 as a divine map to gain blessings—material and otherwise—through complete and uncritical support for the modern-day State of Israel. Many African governments have come to understand that this support is lucrative--and coercive. African officials working with Israel learn that openly supporting Palestine will result in their partnerships with Israel being discontinued. Contributors to this interdisciplinary volume analyze the meaning and ramifications of the emergence of Christian Zionist ideologies in Africa and its churches, in interfaith work, in politics, in law, and in the use and abuse of power between peoples of different races, histories, economic strength, and influence on the international stage.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-01-06
Mått159 x 232 x 27 mm
Vikt594 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
MedarbetareWalter Brueggemann
ISBN9781978711730

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History, Law, and Politics1. Onward Christian Soldiers: An Historical Overview of Christian Zionism John M. Hubers2. Historicizing Zionism from Gospel Songs in East Africa, Late 1980s to the Present Samwel Shanga Mhajida3. Assessing the Legal Realities of Zionism in Africa Benjamin J. Parsalaw and Sara Ryan4. Apartheid and Christian Zionism Jonathan Kuttab5. ‘Brand Jesus’: Pro-Israel Messaging through Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches in Ghana Suraya DadooBiblical and Theological Aspects and Impacts6. Christian Zionism: An African Theological Critique Nehemia G. Moshi7. Describing Christian Zionism as Heresy Mark Rich8. Paul's Inclusive Christianity as a Means against Xenophobic, Anti-Semitic and Anti-Immigrant Ideologies in the 21st Century Faustin Leonard Mahali 9. Race, Power, and Theology: A Christian Appraisal of Christian Zionism in Africa Cynthia Holder RichMinistry in the Church10. Christian Zionism in Tanzania: A case study from the Evangelical Lutheran Church M

It has, for some decades, been something of a truism that the centre of gravity in global Christianity was shifting towards Africa. This collection is therefore as timely as it is important. The legacy of missionary piety, compounded by romanticized identification of themselves with ancient Israel by African Christian movements, both settler and indigenous, and tensions with Muslim neighbors in many parts of the continent, have left African Christianity and the political movements which represent them prey to manipulation and exploitation by Israeli political, economic, and military interests. Similar developments are attested in Asia and Latin America, and it is past time that Christians recognize that Christian Zionism has become a front for the militaristic capitalism which nourishes fascism in Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories, and many countries in the global South. Cynthia Holder Rich is to be commended for bringing this material to the attention of North American and other readers, and it is to be hoped that the response will be appropriate, vigorous, and sustained. Comparisons between Israel-Palestine and apartheid South Africa are more than apt, and a global Christian commitment to overcoming evil with justice is urgently needed.