A Match Made in Heaven: American Jews, Christian Zionists, and One Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (902 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060890584 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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He spent quality time with Jerry Falwell, visited Jewish cadets at West Point, attended the world's biggest Christian retail show, embarked on a road trip with the rabbi with the largest gentile following since Jesus, journeyed to the Holy Land with a band of repentant Christian pilgrims, and broke bread with George W. Over the course of an extraordinary year, Zev Chafets—former New York Daily News columnist and onetime director of the Israeli government press office—traveled the world to explore the improbable confluence of Jews and evangelicals. A Match Made in Heaven
Jews and Christians. Two can't fight if one doesn't wanna. Buenoslibros.es It's hard to give an opinion on this entertaining little book. Why? Well, the subject is one everyone gets touchy on, and practically anything the author says is going to be misinterpreted or ignored. Almost anything one says to build bridges will not prosper. This author tries it, though. And if I give his book 5 stars it's because, whatever the results may be, and even if I myself don't agree with some things, I have to admit that the book is fun.Bottom-line is: Jews and Christian Evangelicals should get along. . "Loved it!" according to M. A. Collins. I just read the book during a car trip from Atlanta, GA to Louisville, KY. I am an Evangelical Christian and as such, a strong advocate of the Land of Israel belonging to the Jewish people because of what the Bible teaches concerning it. I laughed at many parts, winced at others, but overall was very touched by the insight and thorough research of Zev Chafets. Mr. Chafets didn't examine from afar; he made it a personal quest with many "field trips" to gain personal understanding of this necessary and dearly unique. John A. Simms said Jews and Christians. Culture in the US is endlessly diverse. Americans are charitable and appeals onTV can raise hundreds of millions of dollars for such aims as returningJews to Israel (Palestine). This book describes one such effort by a Rabbithat has been and continues to be successful. Evangelical Christians arecharitable toward this cause in particular. In case you have been wonderingabout such appeals on Fox News just read this book and you will understand.It is both informative and a fun read by an investigative journalist.
Chafets interweaves reflections on the history of American Christians' embrace of Israel with contemporary reporting, visiting places like Jerry Falwell's Liberty University and tagging along on an evangelical tour of the Holy Land. 9)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. This intensely readable book, which ends with a warning that evangelical enthusiasm for Israel ought not to be taken for granted and is sure to spark heated debate. All rights reserved. Altogether, Chafets's portrait suggests a great gulf between American Jewry and Israelis, and also points to great diversity of views among American Christians: liberal Protestants tend to be more equivocal in their support of Israel. (Jan. . He acknowledges that much Christian Zionism includes belief in an end times scenario in which Jews don't fare well, but asks why Jews should care so much about their place i
He splits his time between Tel Aviv and New York.. Zev Chafets is a founding editor of the Jerusalem Report magazine and the author of nine books of fiction, media criticism, and social and political commentary