History Faculty Publications

Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

12-2014

Publication Source

Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture

Abstract

The degree of American “affinity with the State of Israel,” to use Robert O. Smith’s language in his enlightening book, is simply remarkable. As Smith documents, polling results over the last few decades make abundantly clear that American Christians — led by white evangelicals — consistently and overwhelmingly side with Israelis and against Palestinians. Regarding U.S. policies in the Middle East, while polls show that a majority of people throughout the rest of the world — including, as revealed in a 2003 poll, Israelis themselves — believe that American foreign policy is unfairly tilted toward Israel, Americans maintain that U.S. policies are fair and evenhanded. In short, “Americans’ consistently positive attitude toward the State of Israel is exceptional” (32).

Inclusive pages

1053-1055

ISBN/ISSN

0009-6407

Document Version

Postprint

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Citation information for the book:

Robert O. Smith. More Desired than Our Owne Salvation: The Roots of Christian Zionism. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN: 9780199993246

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Volume

83

Issue

4

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