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标题：The American Christians and the State of Israel
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作者：Mohd Afandi Salleh ; Mohd Fauzi Abu-Hussin
期刊名称：Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies
印刷版ISSN：1583-0039
出版年度：2013
卷号：12
期号：34
页码：152-172
语种：English
出版社：SACRI
摘要：Israel has always mattered to American Christians. They are among the strongest supporters of the State of Israel in the United States. The paper argues that the support that was extended by American Christians in general and the Christian Right in particular, to Israel and the Jewish people is the continuation of a long tradition in conservative American Christians rooted mainly in their theological doctrine. However, the study shows that the Christian Right is ambivalent in its view on Jews. On the one hand, Jews are considered to be God’s chosen people and to have a special Biblical status and role. On the other hand, the Christian Right is allegedly anti-Semitic, as it views Jews as a condemned nation for their rejection of Christ as the Messiah, the reason for which they are unsaved and need to be converted to Christianity. Interestingly, both views, love and hatred of Jews, are based on the Biblical teachings and grounded in conservative Protestant theology; their paradoxical views on Jews are not a new phenomenon among conservative American Christians. Nevertheless, the study found that the support of the American Christians of the establishment of the State of Israel goes beyond theological doctrines or values. In fact, the humanitarian considerations of the liberal Christian and secular organizations in particular, were significant in contributing to the establishment of the Jewish state
关键词：American Christians; Christian Right; Christian Zionism; US-Israel Relations; Conservative Christians Theology; State of Israel; Jews; Millennial beliefs; Anti-Semitism