British Israelism
@article{Wilson1968BritishI, title={British Israelism}, author={J. Christian Wilson}, journal={The Sociological Review}, year={1968}, volume={16}, pages={41 - 57} }
The circumstances of the present limes arc such that ardent patrioiism and convinced rciigiou:> determinism arc considered anachronistic. But the British Israelite, in whom these strands of thouglit are forcefully allied, remains a familiar figure to Protestant church-goers. The movement to which he belongs has claimed a membership of two million and has branches in all Anglo-Saxon countries and yet link is known of its history and social composition. Study of the movement has revealed, not…
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