Navigating the biblical mandate : Discursive change and adaptation in the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem
(2020) In Exchange 49(3-4). p.297-315- Abstract
Since its inception in 1980, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) has developed into a central player in the formation of Christian Zionism globally. It is known through its high profile in Israeli society, its financial, moral and political support for the State of Israel and its controversial mix of theology and politics. This article focuses on ICEJ's ideological and theological negotiation in relation to Israeli society. It argues that even though ICEJ's self-understanding is based on what it claims to be "eternal, biblical mandates"and its political positions have been largely consistent over time, ICEJ's theology, rhetoric and social positions have changed quite significantly. The article interprets this duality as... (More)
Since its inception in 1980, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) has developed into a central player in the formation of Christian Zionism globally. It is known through its high profile in Israeli society, its financial, moral and political support for the State of Israel and its controversial mix of theology and politics. This article focuses on ICEJ's ideological and theological negotiation in relation to Israeli society. It argues that even though ICEJ's self-understanding is based on what it claims to be "eternal, biblical mandates"and its political positions have been largely consistent over time, ICEJ's theology, rhetoric and social positions have changed quite significantly. The article interprets this duality as a case of "flexible absolutism", a capacity to ideologically frame diverse positions as eternal absolutes. Recognizing this tension is important in order to successfully disentangle the organization's rhetoric from its broader ideological aims.
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- Engberg, Aron LU
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- 2020
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- Christian Zionism, Dispensationalism, Evangelicalism, Flexible absolutism, International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, Israel, Restorationism
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- Exchange
- volume
- 49
- issue
- 3-4
- pages
- 19 pages
- publisher
- Brill
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- scopus:85097265868
- ISSN
- 0166-2740
- DOI
- 10.1163/1572543X-12341571
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- English
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- yes
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- 1e60b710-4495-41a0-ae30-7c8db2bc7a44
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- 2020-12-16 08:06:03
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abstract = {{<p>Since its inception in 1980, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) has developed into a central player in the formation of Christian Zionism globally. It is known through its high profile in Israeli society, its financial, moral and political support for the State of Israel and its controversial mix of theology and politics. This article focuses on ICEJ's ideological and theological negotiation in relation to Israeli society. It argues that even though ICEJ's self-understanding is based on what it claims to be "eternal, biblical mandates"and its political positions have been largely consistent over time, ICEJ's theology, rhetoric and social positions have changed quite significantly. The article interprets this duality as a case of "flexible absolutism", a capacity to ideologically frame diverse positions as eternal absolutes. Recognizing this tension is important in order to successfully disentangle the organization's rhetoric from its broader ideological aims. </p>}},
author = {{Engberg, Aron}},
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keywords = {{Christian Zionism; Dispensationalism; Evangelicalism; Flexible absolutism; International Christian Embassy Jerusalem; Israel; Restorationism}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{3-4}},
pages = {{297--315}},
publisher = {{Brill}},
series = {{Exchange}},
title = {{Navigating the biblical mandate : Discursive change and adaptation in the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1572543X-12341571}},
doi = {{10.1163/1572543X-12341571}},
volume = {{49}},
year = {{2020}},
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