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This video is about my book "The Struggle for Utopia. A History of Jewish, Christian and Islamic Messianism".
This academic but very readable book advances the thesis that religious messianism is an extremely powerful force in world history. Many of the external conflicts related to Jews and Israel can be understood only with an appreciation of their messianic roots. Similarly, much antisemitism, and conversely love of Jews, have messianic underpinnings. There are also internal discords within Israel related to messianic ideas that have significant political implications.

This is a story about the individuals who were most influential in developing utopian and messianic concepts for the three main monotheistic faiths  how their ideas were influenced by the historic period in which they lived, and how their ideas would influence Jewish and world history. These individuals include Abraham, Moses, the prophets Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, Haggai and Zechariah, John the Baptist, Jesus of Nazareth, Paul of Tarsus, Muhammad, Maimonides, Nachmanides, Rav Kook, and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Amin al-Husseini. There is also discussion on why the religious and messianic writings of Christianity and Islam led and continue to lead many of their followers to turn against Jews, often to the point of violence. Other topics covered are ethics, death, resurrection, redemption, apocalypse, jihad, and the Temple Mount.