Christian Zionism & U.S. Policy Towards Israel 5/19/05
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Please join us for the next installment of NAAP-NY's Palestine Lecture Series:
Christian Zionism & U.S. Policy Towards Israel
In recent years, Evangelical Christians have thrown a great deal of weight behind promoting Israel's policy agenda in the United States.
Reverend Dr. Donald Wagner - an Evangelical Christian - will discuss the evolution of the Christian Zionist movement from its origins in the 19th century up to the present. He will discuss the role that the Christian Zionist movement plays in driving the U.S. foreign policy agenda today. Dr. Wagner will also discuss the Presbyterian Church-USA's decision to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli military occupation of Palestine.
**A Question and Answer Session will follow his remarks**
Thursday, May 19 at 7PM
at
St. Bartholomew's Church
50th Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan
****Free & Open to the Public****
Background:
The Presbyterian Church’s 216th General Assembly caught American Jewish
organizations off guard and by surprise when they voted to begin a process that
could result in selective divestment from companies that do business with
Israel. With nearly three million U.S. members and combined pension fund and
foundation assets estimated at $7 billion, the Presbyterians are the first major
Christian denomination to call for such a move.
About Donald Wagner:
Rev. Dr. Donald E. Wagner is Professor of Religion and Middle Eastern Studies and Executive Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at North Park University in Chicago. He is an ordained Presbyterian minister and holds a Master of Divinity and Master of Theology Degree - both from Princeton Theological Seminary. In 1984 he received a Doctorate of Ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary. Donald Wagner has published five books, the most recent being Dying in the Land of Promise: Palestine and Palestinian Christianity from Pentecost to 2000 (Fox Communications Ltd. London, England). In 1995 he published Anxious for Armageddon (Herald Press) and in 1993 Peace or Armageddon? (Zondervan-Harper & Row). In addition, he serves on the Boards of Directors of several organizations including Parliament of World Religions, Chicago, and the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundations, Washington, D.C.
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The Network of Arab American Professionals of New York, in conjunction with St
Bartholomew's Church, present a timely discussion of Christian Zionism in the United States.
For more information, please contact nymedia@naaponline.org.