‘God’s foreign policy’: Christian Zionism and religious diplomacy in Africa

This contribution explores the extent to which Christian Zionist theology emanating from politically influential Pentecostal churches and the born-again movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana, and Malawi has influenced diplomacy in relation to Israel at the United Nations and...

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Autres titres:The Expansion of Christian Zionism in the Global South
Auteur principal: Dadoo, Suraya (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2025
Dans: Religion, state & society
Année: 2025, Volume: 53, Numéro: 4, Pages: 374-390
Sujets non-standardisés:B Pentecostalism
B religious diplomacy
B Evangelicals
B Israel-Palestine
B Soft power
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Résumé:This contribution explores the extent to which Christian Zionist theology emanating from politically influential Pentecostal churches and the born-again movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana, and Malawi has influenced diplomacy in relation to Israel at the United Nations and African Union. It is argued that the strategies employed by the Israeli government to grow the Christian Zionist movement in the United States, which have shaped Washington’s foreign policy towards Israel, have been exported to Africa. It is found that although Israel’s Christian Zionist religious diplomacy initiatives in Africa have made significant inroads into a continent traditionally sympathetic to Palestine, there are limits to this success.
ISSN:1465-3974
Contient:Enthalten in: Religion, state & society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09637494.2025.2552520