Jerusalem in the Mind of the Western World 1800-1948

This fifth volume of the With Eyes Toward Zion series brings together 19 internationally renowned scholars to interpret how Jerusalem returned to the world stage in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The rediscovery of the Holy Land coincided with the greatest era of Christian missions and the birth of Zionism and the face of Jerusalem began to change markedly. This volume explores those changes looking at the influx of travelers and explorers to the Holy Land and the evolving theological concepts among the various religious groups. This discussion of the rediscovery of the Holy Land delves into an issue that is at the forefront of current world discussion: the meaning of Jerusalem to Jews Christians and Muslims.