TY  - BOOK
AU  - Budde,Michael L.
AU  - Scott,Karen
TI  - Witness of the body: the past, present, and future of Christian martyrdom 
T2  - The Eerdmans Ekklesia series
SN  - 9780802862587 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - BR1601.3 .W58 2011
U1  - 272 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Mich.
PB  - William B. Eerdmans Pub.
KW  - Martyrdom
KW  - Christianity
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 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
ER  -