Witness of the body :  the past, present, and future of Christian martyrdom / 
edited by Michael L. Budde and Karen Scott. 
 - x, 228 pages ;  23 cm. 
 - The Eerdmans Ekklesia series .
 - Eerdmans Ekklesia series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Part I. Martyrdom as the Church's Witness : -- 1. Christian martyrdom : a theological perspective / Lawrence Cunningham -- 2. Early church martyrdom : witnessing for or against the empire? / Tripp York -- 3. The primacy of the witness of the body to martyrdom in Paul / Stephen Fowl -- Part II. Martyrdom Builds the Church : -- 4. Witness, women's bodies, and the body of Christ / Joyce E. Salisbury -- 5. The judgment of the eucharist at the trial of Joan of Arc / Ann W. Astell -- Part III. Martyrdom Destroys the Church : -- 6. Persecution or prosecution, martyrs or false martyrs? : the Reformation era, history, and theological reflection / Brad S. Gregory -- 7. Destroying the church to save it : intra-Christian persecution and the modern state / William T. Cavanaugh -- 8. Martyrs and antimartyrs : reflections on treason, fidelity, and the gospel / Michael L. Budde -- Part IV. Martyrdom and the Future Church : -- 9. Is anything worth dying for? : martyrdom, exteriority, and politics after bare life / D. Stephen Long and Geoffrey Holdsclaw -- 10. "Threatened with resurrection" : martyrdom and reconciliation in the world church / Emmanuel M. Katongole -- 11. Flashpoints for future martyrdom : beyond the "clash of civilizations" / Eric O. Hanson 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780802862587 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0802862586 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010045308 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Martyrdom--Christianity.<br/>Martyrdom--Christianity--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR1601.3  / .W58 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>272