Zionism and Post-Holocaust Christian Theology: A Jewish Perspective

Volume 8, Page 31-54 DOI 10.3366/E1474947509000390, e-ISSN 1474-9475, Available Online May 2009

[HLS 8.1 (2009) 31–54]
DOI: 10.3366/E1474947509000390

ZIONISM AND POST-HOLOCAUST CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY: A JEWISH PERSPECTIVE

Mark Braverman, Ph.D.1

Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace
6819 Selkirk Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817, USA
m_braverman@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

Analysis of the Israel–Palestine conflict tends to focus on politics and history. But other forces are at work, related to beliefs and feelings deeply embedded in Judeo-Christian tradition. The revisionist Christian theology that emerged following the Nazi Holocaust attempted to correct the legacy of Christian anti-Semitism. In the process it has fostered an unquestioning support of the State of Israel that undermines efforts to achieve peace in the region. The conflict in Christian thought between a commitment to universal justice and the granting to Jews a superior right to historic Palestine permeates the current discourse and is evidenced in the work of even the most politically progressive thinkers. The article reviews the work of four contemporary Christian theologians and discusses the implications of this issue for interfaith dialogue, the political process, and the achievement of peace in the Holy Land.

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Mark Braverman serves on the advisory board of Friends of Sabeel--North America. He is the author of the forthcoming book The Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews and the Question of Zionism.

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