The Marvel Of Martyrdom

Author : Sophia Moskalenko
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190689323
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Marvel of Martyrdom written by Sophia Moskalenko and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-01-23 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This text examines the psychological effects of martyrdom and martyrs across the world. The authors discuss martyrdom and martyrs through the lens of current events, iconic historical figures, and popular culture"--

Author : Sophia Moskalenko
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780190939526
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Marvel of Martyrdom written by Sophia Moskalenko and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Marvel of Martyrdom' is about how martyrs can change the world and how self-sacrifice can change lives. The text starts with famous and influential martyrs, such as Jesus and Gandhi. But the pinnacles of martyrdom can only be reached via the plains of everyday selflessness. Every martyr examined began with smaller forms of self-sacrifice familiar to everyone - every parent, every lover, every friend. Every famous martyr succeeded in challenging injustice by appealing to people's capacity to appreciate self-sacrifice and to follow in the martyr's footsteps with sacrifices of their own. Unravelling how martyr stories spread from a few witnesses to millions of people, the authors consider martyrdom and self-sacrifice together in cases of notable martyrs (Andrej Sakharov) and less-well known ones (The Heaven's Hundred), fake martyrs (Horst Wessel), and fictional ones (Harry Potter).

Author : Art Ayris
Publisher : Kingstone Comics
ISBN 13 : 9781613281956
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Voices of the Martyrs written by Art Ayris and published by Kingstone Comics. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jolyon Mitchell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199585237
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Martyrdom: A Very Short Introduction written by Jolyon Mitchell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martyrdom is a controversial topic, with a long history of provoking fierce debate. In this Very Short Introduction Jolyon Mitchell provides a historical analysis to understand the contemporary debates surrounding martyrdom. Using examples from a variety of contexts around the world, he explores how it has evolved, and what it means today.

Author : W. H. C. Frend
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1082 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Martyrdom and Persecution in the Early Church written by W. H. C. Frend and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 1082 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Matthew Recla
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350184276
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Christian Martyrdom written by Matthew Recla and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-20 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that we have been mistaken about the fundamental assumption that Christianity is the key to understanding the “Christian” martyr. Examining martyrdom in early Christian history, Matt Recla argues that the violent deaths of martyrs, real and imagined, were appropriated for Christian institutional life. Through deconstructing martyrdom and appreciating the complexity of the martyr, we recognize martyrdom not as a socio-historical phenomenon inherent to particular ideologies, and not as a religious “identity” but as the institutional co-optation of violence. The Christian apologist Tertullian argued that the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the Church, but while the seed may be the key to martyrdom, the blood is the key to the martyr. The book shows how martyrs exceed the bounds of institutional narrative. Centering analysis of martyrdom first around the martyr's existential difference and the complex biological, psychological, and socio-cultural factors that lead to willing death, this book sheds new light on the motivations of martyrs, our fascination with them, and the parasitic relationship of religion to violent death. In challenging long-held beliefs about the praiseworthiness of martyrdom, this book is of interest to scholars of religion as well as those concerned about the relationship between religion and violence.

Author : G. W. Bowersock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521530491
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Martyrdom and Rome written by G. W. Bowersock and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-10-03 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the historical context of the earliest Christian martyrs, and anchors their grisly and often wilful self-sacrifice to the everyday life and outlook of the cities of the Roman empire. Professor Bowersock begins by investigating both the time and the region in which martyrdom, as we know it, came into being. He also offers comparisons of the Graeco-Roman background with the martyrology of Jews and Muslims. A study of official protocols illuminates the bureaucratic institutions of the Roman state as they applied to the first martyrs; and the martyrdoms themselves are seen within the context of urban life (and public spectacle) in the great imperial cities. By considering martyrdom in relation to suicide, the author is also able to demonstrate the peculiarly Roman character of Christian self-sacrifice in relation to other forms of deadly resistance to authority.

Author : CATHERINE PEPINSTER
Publisher : SPCK
ISBN 13 : 0281081662
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Martyrdom written by CATHERINE PEPINSTER and published by SPCK. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early days of Christianity, martyrdom has had a particularly honoured place, and 2020 will see the Catholic Church marking the fiftieth anniversary of the canonization of 40 martyrs killed during the Reformation in England and Wales. In this powerful exploration of the significance of martyrdom today, Catherine Pepinster looks at the lives of over a dozen martyrs, past and present, to consider how ideas about giving up your life for your faith have changed over the centuries, and especially the way martyrs often become caught up in the clash between religion and politics.

Author : John Soboslai
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009483005
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constructing Religious Martyrdom written by John Soboslai and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study offers a new understanding of martyrdom across four religious traditions, analyzed through the lens of political theology.

Author : William Winwood Reade
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Martyrdom of Man written by William Winwood Reade and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: