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1st Edition

The Expansion of Christian Zionism in the Global South

Edited By Manoela Carpenedo, Paul Freston Copyright 2027
136 Pages
by Routledge

This book investigates the rise of Christian Zionism and philo-Semitism across the Global South, revealing a significant trend reshaping contemporary Christianity. In regions of Africa and Latin America, evangelical movements are increasingly engaging with Jewish rituals and Zionist political views, adapting Christian Zionism to fit diverse national aspirations and imagining national redemption... Read more

Introduction: The expansion of Christian Zionism in the Global South

Manoela Carpenedo and Paul Freston

 

1. Christian Zionisms in historical depth and geographical breadth: a typology

Paul Freston

 

2. Messianism, the Holy Land, and the Jews: the roots and development of Christian Zionism in its first generations

Yaakov Ariel

 

3. ‘On the Lord’s side’: Christian Zionism and political legitimacy in Uganda

Yotam Gidron

 

4. ‘God’s foreign policy’: Christian Zionism and religious diplomacy in Africa

Suraya Dadoo

 

5. The recent rise of Christian Zionism in Brazil: church life and politics

Paul Freston, Maria Das Dores Campos Machado, Joanildo Burity, Cecília Mariz & Brenda Carranza

 

6. Mobilising Zionist and philo-Semitic sentiments through melodrama: Brazilian biblical telenovelas in the production of a neo-Pentecostal political culture

Manoela Carpenedo

 

Afterword: Researching global Christian Zionism: a historian’s suggestions

Donald Lewis (In Memoriam) Paul Freston

Biography

Manoela Carpenedo is Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen. A social scientist and ethnographer, she investigates the complex intersections of grassroots Christian movements, culture, and politics within the Global South.

Paul Freston is Emeritus Professor of Religion and Politics in Global Context at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and Wilfrid Laurier University.

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