Description
Goldman offers a fresh perspective on the history of Zionism, deftly weaving together the stories of poets and diplomats, Christian scholars and Jewish leaders, the Vatican and the State of Israel, and modern literary masters such as Jorge Luis Borges, Robert Graves, and Vladimir Nabokov. Goldman argues that Jewish Zionism was influenced by--and cannot be understood in isolation from--Christian culture generally and Christian Zionist culture specifically. Shedding light on the deep and interrelated roots of Christian-Jewish relations, fraught with tension and ambivalence, he finds that Christian support for the Jewish Zionist cause has been essential to the success of the movement.
Christian Zionism has a long history and has been embraced at various times by Catholics and Protestants, liberals and conservatives, reformers and traditionalists. Zeal for Zion places this vital movement within the larger history of Zionism, making the story of Zionism all the more rich and complex.
About the Author
Shalom Goldman is professor of Hebrew and Middle Eastern studies at Emory University. He is author or editor of four books, including God's Sacred Tongue: Hebrew and the American Imagination (UNC Press).
Book Information
ISBN 9781469622293
Author Shalom L. Goldman
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint The University of North Carolina Press
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press