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In Christian Zionism in the Twenty-First Century authors Motti Inbari and Kirill Bumin draw on three original surveys conducted in 2018, 2020, and 2021 to explore the religious beliefs and foreign policy attitudes of evangelical and born-again Christians in the United States. They analyze the views of ordinary churchgoers and evangelical pastors to understand the religious, social, and political factors that lead the members of this religious community to support the State of Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Through rigorous quantitative analyses and careful textual study of ordinary evangelicals' written comments, Inbari and Bumin aim to rectify misconceptions about who evangelical and born-again Christians are, about their sympathies toward Israel, Jewish people, and Palestinians, and about the sources of their foreign policy attitudes toward the conflict. Inbari and Bumin demonstrate that a generational divide is emerging within the evangelical community, one that substantially impacts evangelicals' attitudes toward Israel. They also show that frequent church attendance and certain theological beliefs have a profound impact on the evangelicals' preference of Israel over the Palestinians. Throughout, the authors aim to add nuance to the discussion, showing that contemporary evangelical and born-again Christians' attitudes are much more diverse than many portrayals suggest.

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The history of the relationship between Evangelicals and Israel is complex and changing. This series of studies takes a very careful and close look at how evangelicals see Israel. The results are far more layered than most have seen. Christian Zionism in the Twenty-First Century is an unprecedented, up-close examination of one of the key relationships that links the USA and Israel. It is loaded with observations about where we are and where we may be headed. * Darrell L. Bock, Executive Director for Cultural Engagement, Howard G. Hendricks Center for Christian Leadership and Cultural Engagement, Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary * Motti Inbari and Kirill Bumin bring us a timely, original, and path-breaking analysis of Evangelical attitudes towards the Israeli-Palestinian dispute in Christian Zionism in the Twenty-First Century: Evangelical Public Opinion on Israel. They provide a rich analysis of the significance of generational differences, theological distinctions, and the social context of believers. No longer can blanket statements be made about current and future beliefs of Evangelicals regarding Israel. This landmark study will serve as an essential and pioneering reference for future work on measuring attitudes to topics of public concern. * Ilan Troen, Stoll Professor of Israel Studies, Brandeis University * In this volume, Profs. Bumin and Inbari draw upon their years of studying the attitudes of Evangelical and Born-Again Christians toward the State of Israel. They discover both diversity and development in this complex religious tradition that undercuts facile generalizations about them. They find that religious, social, and political ideas are changing among these varied Christian communities. Of special note are emerging generational differences among these Christians. This book deserves careful study by everyone concerned about international politics and interreligious relations. * Philip A. Cunningham, Professor of Theology and Director of the Institute for Jewish-Catholics Relations, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia *

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Motti Inbari is Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. His books include Ruth Blau: A Life of Paradox and Purpose, The Making of Modern Jewish Identity: Ideological Change and Religious Conversion and Jewish Fundamentalism and the Temple Mount. Kirill Bumin is an Associate Dean of the Metropolitan College and the Director of the Summer Term at Boston University. He specializes in ethnic conflict, comparative judicial politics, and survey research on American public attitudes related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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