Wiley Blackwell companion to Christian martyrdom

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Title:

Author:

Middleton, Paul, 1970- editor.

ISBN:

9781119100027

9781119100041

9781119100072

Edition:

[First edition].

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Series:

Wiley Blackwell companions to religion

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 2. Creating and Contesting Christian Martyrdom / Paul Middleton -- 3. The Roman Persecutions / Paul Middleton -- 4. Martyrdom and Persecution in the New Testament / James Corke-Webster -- 5. Early Jewish and Christian Martyrdom / Paul Middleton -- 6. Martyrdom in Roman Context / Jan Willem van Henten -- 7. Themes and Intertextualities in Pre-Nicene Exhortations to Martyrdom / L. Stephanie Cobb -- 8. Early Christian Theologies of Martyrdom / Paul A. Hartog -- 9. Augustine and the Remaking of Martyrdom / Jane D. McLarty -- 10. Legenda aut non legenda? The Quest for the Literary Genre of the Acts of the Martyrs / Annemare Kotze -- 11. Martyrdom and Gender / Danny Praet -- 12. Martyrdom and the Creation of Christian Identity / Robert Paul Seesengood -- 13. Early Christian Martyr Cults / Matthew Recla -- 14.A Middle (Byzantine) Martyr: The Power and Point of Productive Suffering / David L. Eastman

15. Bohemian Martyrdom at the Dawn of the Reformation / Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen -- 16. Does the Cause make the Martyr? Sebastian Castellio and John Calvin Debate the Execution of Michael Servetus / Thomas A. Fudge -- 17. Anabaptist Martyrdom / Nicholas Thompson -- 18. England's Eusebius: John Foxe and the Acts and Monuments / Lloyd K. Pietersen -- 19. The Elizabethan Martyrs / Sarah Covington -- 20. The Blood of the Martyrs is the Seed of the Nation: Martyrdom in Reformation England / Victor Houliston / Aislinn Muller -- 21. Martyrdom in Roman Catholic Perspective / Susan Royal -- 22. The Franciscans / Lawrence S. Cunningham -- 23. Christian Martyrdom in Asia: Bearing Testimony to the Love of God / Christopher MacEvitt -- 24. Christian Martyrdom in Korea / Peter C. Phan -- 25. Christian Martyrdom in Africa / Franklin Rausch -- 26."Dying Well" in Latin America: Christian Martyrdom, Religion and Politics / Kevin Ward -- 27. Martyrdom in Modern America / Maria Soledad Catoggio

28. Martyrdom Discourse in Contemporary U.S. War-culture / Scott W. Hoffman -- 29. Digital Representations of Martyrdom / Kelly Denton-Borhaug -- 30. The Legacy and Future of Christian Martyrdom / Jolyon Mitchell / Jonas Kurlberg.

Abstract:

"Martyrdom is one of the most significant religious issues facing the world in the twenty-first century. While once praised as heroes prepared to die for their beliefs, since 9/11 the figure of the martyr is more likely to invoke fear and suspicion of their extreme uncompromising commitments. While today, the martyr might be associated with Islam, martyrdom was and remains a significant factor in the development of Christianity and Christian identity, and was no less controversial. From its origins as a small persecuted sect at the fringes of the Roman Empire to the world's largest religion, martyrdom has been a crucial element in Christian identity formation. This unique and authoritative volume brings together more than 30 authors to reflect on the contested place of martyrdom in Christianity from its troubled beginnings, the fires of the Reformation, expansion throughout the world, to the present day"-- Provided by publisher

Local Note:

John Wiley and Sons

Subject Term:

Martyrdom -- Christianity.

Martyre -- Christianisme.

History.

Christianity.

RELIGION.

Martyrdom -- Christianity

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Electronic books.

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