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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn Christian Homeland, Shattuck fills a gaping hole in historical studies of American missions in the Middle East, which until now have focused primarily on Egypt, Syria/Lebanon, and Iran and have given little attention to Episcopalian activities. Anchored in American religious history, this meticulous research draws on untapped American and British archival materials. The book unearths new information about Episcopalian missionary encounters with the Christians of Anatolia, Persia, and Mesopotamia, about Episcopalian support for refugees from these communities in the early-twentieth-century United States, and about later Episcopalian engagements with Palestine." -Deanna Ferree Womack, Associate Professor of History of Religions and Interfaith Studies, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
Gardiner Shattuck, a well-respected historian of the Episcopal Church, here unravels the neglected story of the role of Episcopalians in the Middle East-first as missionaries, later as political advocates who sought to influence American policy in that region's always-convoluted affairs. He is particularly effective in highlighting the anti-Jewish stance of many church members as Israel attained nationhood following World War II." -Peter W. Williams, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion and American Studies, Miami University
In Christian Homeland, Gardiner Shattuck directs our attention to the Episcopal Church's engagement with the Middle East in the 19th and 20th centuries... While there have been recent moments in this activism when rhetoric has been antisemitic in nature, Shattuck reminds us that this is not an anomaly. * Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, Kraft Family Professor and director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College., Living Church *
Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Chronology (1820-1958) Introduction Chapter 1: Pure and Undefiled Religion: Horatio Southgate and the Mission in Constantinople Chapter 2: Alive in Many a Dark Place: Saving the Christians of the East Chapter 3: Afflicted Peoples: Genocide, Humanitarian Relief, and Ministry to the Foreign-Born Chapter 4: Remaking a Nation: Episcopalians and the Post-Ottoman Middle East Chapter 5: Palestine Problem: Charles Bridgeman and the Anglican Campaign against Zionism Chapter 6: Emotional Typhoon: War and Crisis in the Holy Land Chapter 7: Extinction in the Land of Its Birth: Israeli Nationhood and the Future of Middle Eastern Christianity Epilogue Bibliography
