Judaizing Christianity and Christian Zionism in Northern Ireland

For God, Israel, and Ulster
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-00276-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 603 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Religion

This book explores the contemporary Judaization of evangelical Christianity through the ethnography of a Messianic congregation in Northern Ireland. A constellation of Messianic "congregations" have expanded worldwide over recent years, combining Jewish liturgy, symbols, and artifacts with prophecies about the End Times and the return of Jesus. Increasingly recognized as a legitimate subdivision within evangelicalism, the Messianic movement has facilitated a popularization of Jewish practices and symbolism beyond its own congregations. The author considers: What insights do these congregations offer about the deregulation of religions? Is there any logic to the combinations of Christian and Jewish sources in Messianic beliefs and practices? How can we understand this fascination with Jews and Judaism? Finally, what is the political significance of Messianic relationship with Jewish people, the state of Israel, and Christian Zionism? The book will be of particular interest to scholars of the sociology and anthropology of religion, religion and politics, and Jewish-Christian relations.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Altglas, Véronique

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Ahava and Its Religious Environment 3. The Jewish Other. Religious Exoticism In A Northern Irish Fundamentalist Congregation 4. Messianic Bricolage and Distinction 5. A Conservative Counterculture 6. Ahava, Zionism and Northern Irish Politics 7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Véronique Altglas is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland.