Anglican and Presbyterian Presence and Theology in the Holy Land

Abstract

The Anglican and Presbyterian Churches are the only two major non-traditional denominations in Jerusalem to have had an institutionalized presence in the Holy Land since the nineteenth century. Their work and presence in the region have been continuous, apart from an interruption during the two world wars. Their presence, ecclesial, social and political, repeatedly called for a re-interpretation of their theological understandings of the place of the Holy Land, perhaps especially of Jerusalem. For the purposes of this article, the primary objects of study will be the English and Scottish ‘sending’ churches and their theological interpretations, and the institutions in Jerusalem and the Holy Land that they created.