Table of Contents
Series Editor Preface
Acknowledgements
Notes on Previously Published Material
Introduction
1 Cultural and Theological Sources of American and Christian Affinity for Israel
2 "For Such a Time as This": The Origins of Christians United for Israel as a Representation of Modern Mythmaking
3 Walking in the Mantle of Esther: Political Action as Religious Practice
4 David and Goliath, Isaac and Ishmael: Islam, Demonology, and the Eternal Enmity of God's Enemies
5 Gideon in the Winepress: Internal Enemies and the Discursive Politics of Naming
6 "I am an Israeli": Christian Zionism as American Redemption
7 Conclusion: "I Will Bless Those Who Bless You": Philo-Semitism, Fetishism, and Unleashing the Blessings of God
Bibliography
Index