Updated and issued in paper for the first time, the Reuthers trace the tortured and contested history of Israel/Palestine from biblical times through the Diaspora, the development of Zionism, the creation of the modern state of Israel, and the subsequent conflict with Arab and Palestinian nationalism. Magisterial in its grasp of the historical, political, economic, and religious roots of the conflict, The Wrath of Jonah also offers convincing analysis of the moral and political dilemmas facing Israelis and Palestinians today.
Herman J. Ruether is a political scientist and former acting director of the Palestinian Human Rights Campaign. Rosemary Radford Ruether is Visiting Scholar at the Claremont Graduate University and School of Theology. She is the author of numerous influential works in feminist theology and the history of theology and the editor of many others. Her recent works with Fortress Press include the edited volume Feminist Theologies: Legacy and Prospect (2007) and Many Forms of Madness: A Family's Struggle with Mental Illness and the Mental Health System (2010).
Acknowledgments Preface to the Second Edition Introduction Part 1 Classical Foundations: The Three Monotheistic Faiths 1. Peoplehood, Covenant, and Land in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam The Land of Canaan: Crossroads of Empires Covenant People and Promised Land in Hebrew Scripture Peoplehood, Covenant, and Land in Rabbinic Judaism The Two Covenants, the Heavenly Land, and the Exile of the Jews in Early Christianity The Community of Islam and the Peoples of the Book Summary Part 2 Historical Development of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 2. Religious and Secular Roots of Zionism Kabbalistic Messianism and the Return to the Holy Land European Nationalism and the Rise of Zionism Varieties of Zionism Summary 3. Christianity and Zionism: The Making of an Alliance The Reformation Era and the Restoration of the Jews Christian Zionism and European Empire American Christian Zionism and the Foundation of Israel 4. The Emergence and Survival of Palestinian Nationalism The Beginnings of Arab Nationalism and Its Betrayal by Western Imperialism Palestinian Nationalism during the Mandatory Period The Suppression and Resurrection of the Palestinian National Movement From the Lebanese Civil War to the 1987-88 Uprising From Oslo to the Second Intifada, 1991-2001 Palestinian Nationalism and Zionism 5. Contradictions of the Jewish State Building a Jewish Majority: Immigration and Settlement Making Palestinians Invisible in Israel Making Palestinians Invisible in the 1967 Occupied Territories Part 3 Christian Relations to Judaism and to Zionism 6. Contemporary Christian Responses to Judaism and to Zionism The Vatican: Relations to Judaism and to the State of Israel The World Council of Churches: Relations to Judaism and to the State of Israel American Fundamentalist Christians, Jews, and Israel Arab Christians, Judaism, and Zionism 7. Jewish and Christian Responses to the Holocaust: The Link to Zionism Jewish Holocaust Theology Christian Holocaust Theology Conclusions 8. Zionism and International Justice: A Theological and Ethical Evaluation The Jews: Religious Community or Nation? Jewish Election and the Promised Land The State of Israel and the Beginning of Redemption Conclusions Postscript, 2002 Notes Index
"- "A first-class piece of scholarship that is unique in the historical depth with which it treats the religious origins, incrustations, justifications, and complications of the conflict." -Annals of American Academy of Political & Social Science "A valuable contribution" -New York Times Book Review
