Registration number: 1166 Name (Last, first): Muhammad , Fida

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A Study of CHRISTIAN ZIONISM AMONG EVANGELICALS IN GERMANY and
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An Analysis of Religious Influence on US policy Towards-Israel Palestine.

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 Motivation Letter

Dear Sir or Madam,

It is my ambition to become a Theo political Scientist. Therefore, I am

applying for the doctorate of Political Science at the University of
Bonn.

Thanks to my fast progress within the Master of Philosophy which I

have completed, I have decided that studying and doing research are
things I would like to devote myself to even more. I have studied
Political Science and Sociology as a Bachelor at the University of
MalaKand. It was during my Master that I found out that the
interaction between individuals and their environment is most
interesting, intriguing and complex. More specifically, this interest
developed in the direction of politics. What is the role and significance
of religious groups, media, journalism and information in shaping
public opinion? After I obtained my Master degree, I pursued a Master
of Philosophy in Political Science at the Hazara University, which was
completed in Jane 2015. Although my current Master fulfils all my
expectations, there is only so much one can learn in one academic
year, and even more so, in one specific Master. I have noticed that in
the field of politics there are many factors of influence.

Knowledge from other disciplines, as well as from other cultures, is

what makes this field so knotty but all the more interesting. As the
profile of the doctoral degree in Political Science at the University
Bonn is highly international and multidisciplinary, I believe that your
programme is a perfect addition to the knowledge I have already
obtained. I consider it to be a most valuable experience to get the
opportunity to meet students from all over the world and learn about
their cultures and norms and values. Furthermore, research on
Christian Zionism in the German context and courses like Public Policy
Analysis and Integration, and Management of Religious Diversity would
give me more insight in other factors than media, journalism and public
opinion alone, important to the world of politics and hence important
for being advanced in political analysis. Considering the profile as well
as the content of the doctoral degree in Political Science at the
University Bonn along with the knowledge I will take with me from my
previous studies, I am confident that this Master brings me one step
closer to reach my goal of becoming a political advisor to the
European Parliament.

I consider myself to be a highly motivated and diligent student; during

my Bachelor and my Master and Master of Philosophy, I have not failed
one exam or an assignment of any kind. I am certain to push through
with the dedication I have always worked with to accomplish my goals
and gain more knowledge and insight in political science. My interest
in politics emerges also from my experience in working with the
Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf at KPK, a political party in Pakistan. Here, I
attend meetings, determine political campaigning activities, design
accurate slogans and texts for campaign purposes and devote myself
to Social Medias political campaigning.

Studying Political Science at the University Bonn is an opportunity I

would like to grab with both hands and I hope that, during my stay in
Bonn and alongside or within this doctorate, I will find more challenges
and activities I can engage myself in.

Considering my academic performance so far and my desire to enrich

my own and others knowledge in political science, I am convinced
that I will be a valuable addition to the programme. I hope to be given
this chance, as I am confident that I am capable of meeting and even
exceeding your expectations.

Thank you for considering my application.

Yours sincerely,

Fida Muhammad
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An Analysis of Religious Influence on US Policy Towards Israel-Palestine Conflict

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Cur icul mVitae
A Study of CHRISTIAN ZIONISM AMONG EVANGELICALS IN GERMANY and
SCANDINAVIA
Introduction
There are many reasons between Christians and Israel warm relationship such as Israels
political and economic orientation toward the West; the democratic politics of both nations
have. An additional factor that helps explain the strength of the bond between the West and
Israel is the influence of Evangelicals Christian Zionism. Christian Zionism is often ignored or
misunderstood in this relationship. Christian Zionists have enjoyed easy access to the halls of
power in recent years because of the importance of religious beliefs. Motivated by
eschatological system called dispensationalism, these Christian Zionists among evangelicals,
supported Israel through a variety of activities.
Dispantionalist Christian Zionists believe that the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948
and the return or restoration of the Jews to the Holy Land are prerequisites for the Second
Coming of Jesus Christ, rooted in biblical prophecies like, Those who curse you [Israel] will be
cursed, and those who bless you will be blessed (Genesis 27:29) 1. Christian Zionism has had a
profoundly damaging impact on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process as well as creating a
conspiracy of silence regarding Israeli offensives in the occupied Palestinian territories. But
beyond a basic preference for Israel, Christian Zionism is tied to a set of eschatological beliefs
about biblical prophecy and our imminent descent into the reign of the antichrist. This is
commonly called dispensationalist premillennialism" and refers to a very specific timetable for
global events leading to the end of the world 2. Believers are constantly on the lookout to see
these events occur, and the founding of Israel in 1948 is central evidence.
Humanism pushed the Germans and Scandinavians to take a persistent interest in the Middle
East, where they have always managed the role of arbiter. The first Israeli-Palestinian peace
accord was signed in Oslo in 1993. The salvation believed to have been brought by Jesus Christ
is significantly attached to the creation of a Nation of Israel from the approach of
fundamentalist Protestants drove certain groups to involve themselves in supporting the rights
of Israel. However, aside from public demonstrations of opinion, the radical foreignness of Jews
since the beginning of the century has provoked hostile reactions. In Sweden Nazi sympathies
were widespread, and Norway opened its doors to the immigration of Jews persecuted by Hitler
only too late. Finally, the German and Scandinavian tradition of freedom of expression, closer in
its conception to that of the Anglo-Saxon model than that of the French or German,
1-The Future of Islam, oxford university press, John L. Esposito, page, 21

2-Allies for Armageddon the rise of Christian Zionism, Victoria Clark, Yale University Press, page, 12

Research questions:
1. When did a distinct Christian Zionist movement appear in Germany, Denmark Sweden, and
Norway? How did it originate? Which organizations and publications promoted it, and promote
it today? Who are its key people?
2. What explanation can be given for its rise and development and how is Christian Zionism in
Germany and Scandinavia different from Christian Zionism in other nations?
3. In this system of ideas, how important are various factors: Dispensationalism, Eschatology,
the history of Jewish-Christian relations, and the reality of the Middle East?
4. What clues does an investigation of Christian Zionist literature provide to understand the
persuasive power and cognitive appeal of Christian Zionism and How does one critically assess
Christian Zionism in the light of its own, Evangelical presuppositions and theology.

Objectives:
The objective of this study is to assess the main historical, theological and political factors which
have contributed to the development of Christian Zionism among Evangelicalism in Germany
and Scandinavia. It will examine the way in which Christian Zionism justify their Partisan support
for state of Israel especially after the tragic events of 9/11, signaled a shift in Germans
Scandinavians Evangelical Christians perception of Muslims. This will also highlighted an
unprecedented focus on Muslims in Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Consequently,
since 9/11, prejudice and discrimination against Muslims have escalated in the Scandinavia
specially in Denmark and Germany. It will also seek to distinguish discreet types of Christian
Zionism based on their approach to issues such as the relationship between Israel and the
Church, evangelism and the temple.
Another purpose of this research is to discover the theology that underlines the assertions been
made by evangelical leaders after 9/11, about the putative Clash of Civilization.

Rationale:
Christian Zionism is an exclusive theology driving a political agenda which elevates one nation
over others and inclusive theology centered on Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. In its worst
forms, Christian Zionism uses the Bible to justify racial superiority, land expropriation, home
demolitions, population transfer, colonial settlements, the denial of international law, and the
dehumanization of Arabs. It fuels not only Islamophobia but also anti-Semitism and Islamist
retaliation against Christians. Considering the volatile nature of the Middle East and the
scenario after 9/11, the Danish Cartoons saga, anti-Islamic cartoons in Germany, it is very
necessary to understand the important spiritual and political implications of this powerful but
largely unnoticed sect. Its effect upon the Arab-Israeli conflict continues to increase yearly.
Unfortunately, many Christians and Muslims possess little knowledge of this phenomenon.
Christian Zionism is one of the most important issues of our days. So it is very necessary to
make a study of this movement.
This study is planned as below:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE SCANDINAVIAN and GERMAN CONTEXT
3. THE EMERGENCE, DEVELOPMENT, AND ORGANIZATION OF CHRISTIAN ZIONISM IN
SCANDINAVIA and GERMANY
4. HERMENEUTICS AND JEWS IN PROTESTANT THOUGHT
5. IDEAS MEANING: ECHO AND VOICE
6. A NEVER-ENDING BUT CHANGING STREAM
7 UNDERSTANDING CHRISTIAN ZIONISM: ITS SYSTEM OF IDEAS
8. CONCLUSIONS AND CRITIQUE

Theoretical Considerations and Approach

This research is a study of Christian Zionism among Evangelicals in Germany and Scandinavia
after 1945 through the lens of relevant literature published by Christian Zionists, their activities
and by the wider Evangelical movement. It limits itself to the period after the Second World War
and to Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Germany.
The focus of this study is theological and historical. The historical investigation of the
movements emergence in Scandinavia is valuable in its own right, especially in light of the fact
that it has not been studied before. Simultaneously this study of theology and history is likely to
cast its own, extra light on the system of thought as well.
Theoretical approach taken in this study will be the dogma that Christian Zionism as a system of
ideas, like any other system, needs a broader explanation or theory than just one or a few
factors. In the case of Christian Zionism, explanation is often limited to literalism and
eschatology. However, both a reductionist description and explanation can do justice to it. Most
of the material in Christian Zionist literature deals with one of three larger themes: eschatology,
theology of Israel, Jewish-Christian relations, and modern Israel and the Middle East, they will
reappear as the three dimensions of the overall narrative. It looks to me that in this system or
narrative, Dispensationalism and eschatology are less important, Jewish Christian relations and
a particular reading of recent Middle East history are significantly more important than is
commonly recognized. This is a hypothesis which will be investigated and tested throughout
much of the thesis, and it is also included in the research questions.

Methodology
The research questions will be pursued through a thorough study of relevant publications; the
body of literature produced by the Christian Zionist movement and by German and
Scandinavian Evangelicalism. To include the later seems notably crucial in light of the fact that
Christian Zionism is a movement within a movement. The broader framework in this case
Evangelical movement in Germany and Scandinavia should therefore be taking into
consideration. It is eye-catching that studies of Christian Zionism most often limit themselves to
the core of the movement, those people and organizations that unquestionably are Christian
Zionist and often do not hesitate to use this as a denomination. This makes for a clear topic, but
does not analyze the boundaries of Christian Zionism, which are ambiguous, or its place within
the larger Evangelical context; it also fails to fully explore the diversity that exists. Available
sources for this study include books, websites, and a large number of newsletters and
magazines. There will be interviews in audio-tapes from Evangelicals, Christian Zionist events
that were visited, and formal and informal conversations, into account to complement the
information collected from written sources.

Literature Review
Christian Zionism as a system of thought or a popular interpretation of Evangelical faith in
Germany Scandinavia has received less consideration, although this emerges to be changing.
Scholarships that pay at least some attention to Christian Zionism phenomena include Dwight
Wilsons historical overview of Premillennialist beliefs on Israel and the Soviet Union (1991, first
published in 1977), Paul Boyers study of prophecy belief in the United States (1992), a portrait
of Jan Willem van Hoeven and the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) by Yaakov
Ariel (1997),Paul Merkleys book of Christian attitudes towards Israel (2001), Timothy Webers
study of American Dispensationalists and Israel (2004), and, perhaps most significant, Stephen
Sizers thesis (2002a; 2002b). He has compiled a wealth of information on several key people
and organizations. Like Weber, he beaves towards Christian Zionism as an efflux of
Dispensationalism, indeed often as basically interchangeable with it. In reality of Sizers thesis is
about the history of Dispensationalism and its literalist proclamation, with huge discourse of
people like Edward Irving, John Nelson Darby, and Scofield, rather than about Christian Zionism.
This history is surely highly significant, but as an exploration of the development of Christian
Zionism and its system of ideas it is not complete. In his investigation, Sizer does not inquest for
other roots than literalism and eschatology. His interpretation of Christian Zionism, of great
importance, is therefore in need of expansion.

Christian Zionism is a global reality, almost all literature devoted to it deals primarily or
exclusively with Great Britain and the United States; one special case in Scandinavia is Gran
Gunner (1996; 1999), who has studied views of the Swedish free churches on Israel throughout
in twentieth century.

To date, no research has taken an overall look at Christian Zionism among German Evangelicals.
It would seem that such a study is fascinating, both to study Christian Zionism outside of the
Anglo-American world and to examine it in the unique context of Germany Scandinavia. This
study would be fruitful not only in its own right, but also to gain a deeper understanding of
Christian Zionism in public.
An Analysis of Religious Influence on U.S policy towards Israel-Palestine
Title of masters thesis abstract
The origin of Christian Zionism is found in England two centuries ago. Christian Zionist
theologians had brought forth the thought of the immigration of Jews to Palestine several
centuries before the first Zionist conference in Basle in 1897.Initially the project was a
secular one of social transformation but then it had changed to saclrization, becoming a
central point for evangelicals Christian Zionist. They are currently experiencing a
rejuvenation in American politics. They are using biblical prophecies as their base to
influence the American foreign policy in support of Israel. They have influence on powerful
politicians at congressional level. Christian Zionists have many organizations such as
Christians United for Israel, Christians friends of Israel, Christians Israel public Action
Committee. Through these organizations they influence U.S policy. They have a large
portion of power in Washington. So the support of Christian Zionist to the Jewish state must
be taken in a detail in analysis of the Arab Israeli conflict, its position in the Middle East
and the policy making in the U.S where such Dispensationalist circles exert vital impact.