{"product_id":"evangelicals-and-israel-the-story-of-american-christian-zionism-9780195368024","title":"Evangelicals and Israel: The Story of American Christian Zionism","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stephen Spector\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Religion, Politics \u0026amp; State\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost observers explain evangelical Christians' bedrock support for Israel as stemming from the apocalyptic belief that the Jews must return to the Holy Land as a precondition for the second coming of Christ. But the real reasons, argues Stephen Spector, are far more complicated. In \u003cem\u003eEvangelicals and Israel\u003c\/em\u003e, Spector delves deeply into the Christian Zionist movement, mining information from original interviews, web sites, publications, news reports, survey research, worship services, and interfaith conferences, to provide a surprising look at the sources of evangelical support for Israel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Israel is God's prophetic clock for many evangelicals - irrefutable proof that prophecy is true and coming to pass in our lifetime. But Spector goes beyond end-times theology to find a complex set of motivations behind Israel-evangelical relations. These include the promise of God's blessing for those who bless the Jews; gratitude to Jews for establishing the foundations of Christianity; remorse for the Chu\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47891709493399,"sku":"9780195368024","price":5002.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780195368024.webp?v=1781184572","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/evangelicals-and-israel-the-story-of-american-christian-zionism-9780195368024","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}