Description: Joel Cabrita tells the story of Zionism, which began in a utopian community near Chicago in 1900. Its faith-healing spiritualism, uplifting pan-racialism, and missionary zeal resonated with marginalized urban working-class whites and blacks in both the United States and Southern Africa. Today Zionism is Southern Africa's largest religious movement.
Brief description: Joel Cabrita is Assistant Professor of History at Stanford University.
Review Quotes: Offers several explanations [for Zionism's popularity in Johannesburg], such as its appeal to the poor, its disavowal of racial and ethnic differences, and its use of faith healing at a time of skepticism towards mainstream medicine.-- "The Economist" (9/11/2021 12:00:00 AM)