This well-reasoned and thoughtfully presented book will appeal to readers inside and outside the Christian market.
Christine D. Johnson -- Christian Retailing, April 17, 2006
The phenomenon of evangelical Christian support for Israel has garnered increasing media attention in recent years. Yet almost all of this coverage has been shallow and skeptical. Few have bothered to go beyond recycling the conventional wisdom. David Brog went behind the headlines to find the truth about Christian Zionism. By spending time with Christian Zionists, attending their churches and events, and reading their books and publications, Brog discovered the real motives and goals of an increasingly powerful political movement.
In the process, Brog became convinced he was tapping into something far deeper than politics. Brog, a Jew, came to believe that he was witnessing the birth pangs of a Christian/Jewish reconciliation that has been over two millennia in the making. In this important book, David Brog stands the conventional wisdom about Christians and Jews on its head. In so doing, he helps to further the very reconciliation he seeks to chronicle. This book is required reading for anyone who cares about the future of Christian/Jewish relations and the State of Israel.
From the Back Cover
Breaking the Shackles of the Past
Evangelicals have been israels staunchest defenders for most of my lifetime, but rarely for the reasons many people assume. David Brog explains evangelicals position theologically and historically, making practical sense of complicated issues. Im grateful for this work, and I hope to see it on the shelf of every politician, pastor, journalist, and student I know. Ted Haggard, Senior Pastor New life Church, Colorado Springs, Co
This important, persuasive book argues that "Christians who embrace the Jews as the elect of god are ascendant both theologically and politically. In twenty-first-century America, the righteous gentiles have taken over the church." Brog explains how and why "evangelical Christians have become a powerful pro-israel force in America." He also challenges the american Jewish community to recognize the change and take it to heart. An eloquent and well-crafted presentation of an urgent proposition. Jacob neusner Research Professor of theology Senior Fellow, Institute of Advanced Theology, Bard College
About the Author
David Brog lives and writes in Washington DC. He worked in the United States Senate for seven years, rising to be chief of staff to a senior United States senator and staff director of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Prior to his time on Capitol Hill, Brog served as an executive at America Online and practiced corporate law in Tel Aviv, Israel and Philadelphia, PA. Brog is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School.