The liberal Protestants, evangelicals, and Israel Carenen, Caitlin. creator text bibliography Electronic books. nyu New York NYU Press 2012 monographic eng 1 online resource (xvii, 265 pages) "When Israel declared its independence in 1948, Harry Truman issued a memo recognizing the Israeli government within eleven minutes. Today, the U.S. and Israel continue on as partners in an at times controversial alliance - an alliance, many argue, that is powerfully influenced by the Christian Right. In The Fervent Embrace, Caitlin Carenen chronicles the American Christian relationship with Israel, tracing first mainline Protestant and then evangelical support for Zionism. In the aftermath of the Holocaust, American liberal Protestants argued that America had a moral humanitarian duty to support Israel. Christian anti-Semitism had helped bring about the Holocaust, they declared, and so Christians must help make amends. Moreover, a stable and democratic Israel would no doubt make the Middle East a safer place for future American interests. Carenen argues that it was this mainline Protestant position that laid the foundation for the current evangelical Protestant support for Israel, which is based primarily on theological grounds. Drawing on previously unexplored archival material from the Central Zionist Archives in Israel, this volume tells the full story of the American Christian-Israel relationship, bringing the various "players"--American liberal Protestants, American Evangelicals, American Jews, and Israelis - together into one historical narrative."--Project Muse. 1. American Protestants and Jewish persecution, 1933-1937 -- 2. American Protestants respond to Zionism and the Jewish genocide in Europe, 1938-1948 -- 3. The challenges of statehood, 1948-1953 -- 4. Political and theological dissent, 1953-1967 -- 5. The tide turns 1967-1973 -- 6. A new U.S.-Israeli alliance, 1973-1979 -- 7. The political and religious landscape shifts, 1980-2008. Caitlin Carenen. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- a-is--- Christian Zionism United States History 20th century Protestants United States Attitudes Evangelists United States Attitudes Protestant churches Political activity United States Protestant churches Relations Judaism Israel Public opinion Public opinion United States Political Science POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Ideologies Nationalism RELIGION General DS150.5 .C36 2012eb 320.54095694088/270973 Carenen, Caitlin. New York : NYU Press, ©2012 9780814708378 0814708374 9780814708095 0814708099 22573/ctt8jtzmx JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=441098 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=441098 EBLCP 120312 20200709055504.0 ocn779828048 eng