Blessed Politics: Christian Zionism, the Prosperity Gospel, and American Policy toward Israel

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dc.contributor.advisorHashmi, Sohail
dc.contributor.advisorHilton, Adam
dc.contributor.advisorBarba, Lloyd
dc.contributor.authorGallery, Lela
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-20T15:20:02Z
dc.date.available2024-05-20T15:20:02Z
dc.date.gradyear2024
dc.date.issued2024-05-20
dc.description.abstractWhenever scholars explain the belief system behind Christian Zionism, many scholars cite a complex theological worldview called premillennial dispensationalism. According to this theology, Jews must return to their homeland of Israel for the second coming of Jesus to happen. While this worldview certainly plays a role in Christian Zionist activism, there is another overlooked belief system which impacts this political movement: the prosperity gospel. Since the rise of charismatic Christians into political activism in the 1980s, Christian Zionism has become less about speeding up the end times and more about blessing Israel to gain God’s favor. This project has two goals: 1) to argue that Christian Zionism is a political movement and 2) to show how the prosperity gospel has impacted American policy toward Israel via Christian Zionism.
dc.description.sponsorshipPolitics
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10166/6714
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rights.restrictedpublic
dc.subjectChristian Zionism
dc.subjectProsperity Gospel
dc.subjectIsrael
dc.subjectEvangelicals
dc.titleBlessed Politics: Christian Zionism, the Prosperity Gospel, and American Policy toward Israel
dc.typeThesis
mhc.degreeUndergraduate
mhc.embargo.length1 year
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke College

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