Inventing the Holy Land
Author | : Stephanie Stidham Rogers |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2011-01-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780739148440 |
ISBN-13 | : 0739148443 |
Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Download or read book Inventing the Holy Land written by Stephanie Stidham Rogers and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the relationship between American Protestants and Palestine from 1842-1917. The eastward views of Palestine drew the ancient biblical past into the present for Protestants, thus bringing a sharper focus to a new frontier and inventing the idea of a Christian Holy Land.