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Witness of the body : the past, present, and future of Christian martyrdom

BUDDE, Michael L

Witness of the body : the past, present, and future of Christian martyrdom / edited by Michael L. Budde and Karen Scott. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2011. - x, 228 p. ; 23 cm. - The Eerdmans Ekklesia series . - Eerdmans Ekklesia series. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Christian martyrdom : a theological perspective / Lawrence Cunningham -- Early church martyrdom : witnessing for or against the empire? / Tripp York -- The primacy of the witness of the body to martyrdom in Paul / Stephen Fowl -- Witness, women's bodies, and the body of Christ / Joyce E. Salisbury -- The judgment of the eucharist at the trial of Joan of Arc / Ann W. Astell -- Persecution or prosecution, martyrs or false martyrs? : the Reformation era, history, and theological reflection / Brad S. Gregory -- Destroying the church to save it : intra-Christian persecution and the modern state / William T. Cavanaugh -- Martyrs and antimartyrs : reflections on treason, fidelity, and the gospel / Michael L. Budde -- Is anything worth dying for? : martyrdom, exteriority, and politics after bare life / D. Stephen Long and Geoffrey Holdsclaw -- "Threatened with resurrection" : martyrdom and reconciliation in the world church / Emmanuel M. Katongole -- Flashpoints for future martyrdom : beyond the "clash of civilizations" / Eric O. Hanson.

9780802862587 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0802862586 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2010045308


Martyrdom--Christianity.
Martyrdom--Christianity--History.

BR1601.3 / .W58 2011

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