| − | '''Christian Zionism''' is Christian movement that supports the return of Jews to Israel, as well as support for Israel. It is a common view among American Evangelicals. Pastor John Hagee of Christians United for Israel, televangelist Jack Van Impe, and Jerry Falwell are prominent in the movement. | + | '''Christian Zionism''' is Christian movement that supports the return of Jews to Israel, as well as support for Israel. It is a common view among American Evangelicals. Pastor John Hagee of Christians United for Israel, televangelist Jack Van Impe, and the late Jerry Falwell are prominent in the movement. |
| − | Christian Zionism has its roots in the Purtianism of Cromwell's England. In America, the movement was popularized by the book ''Jesus is Coming'' (1878), a [[Dispensationalism|Dispensationalist]] account by William E. Blackstone. ''The Scofield Reference Bible'' (1917) by Cyrus I. Scofield also played a crucial role in popularizing this viewpoint. The Moral Majority, founded by Jerry Falwell in 1979, turned fundamentalists into a political pressure group. | + | Christian Zionism has its roots in the Purtianism of Cromwell's England. In America, the movement was popularized by the book ''Jesus is Coming'' (1878), a [[Dispensationalism|Dispensationalist]] account by William E. Blackstone. ''The Scofield Reference Bible'' (1917) by Cyrus I. Scofield also played a crucial role in popularizing this viewpoint. The Moral Majority, founded by Falwell in 1979, turned fundamentalists into a political pressure group. |