The history of Christianity shows that time and again people have to die for their beliefs. In the present paper we examine how, despite this horrible reality, Christians always have been (and still are) fascinated by martyrdom. In images and rituals, theological reflection and literature, historical research and popular cult, the role and the significance of the martyr and martyrdom in Christianity were re-membered/-thought in each historical era and in all regions. This recontextualisation through remembrance and reflection focuses, on the one hand, on the heroic suffering and sacrificial death of the martyrs, but at the same time also on their previous virtuous life as an exemplary inspiration for Christians of all times. This dual appro...
The purpose of this article is to offer a perspective on persecutions and martyrdom in the context ...
Onderzoekseenheid Geschiedenis van kerk en theologie. Onderzoekseenheid Dogmatische theologie. Afdel...
The past and present of the Church give enough evidence that it also has always been the Church of m...
De geschiedenis van het christendom toont dat steeds weer opnieuw mensen voor hun geloof sterven. In...
Martyrs have a special status in every religion. They are "heroes" who give their lives for their id...
This thesis presents a socio-theological analysis of the process by which a martyr is made and prese...
Martyrs have a special status in every religion. They are "heroes" who give their lives for their id...
The letters of Ignatius represent one of the key texts for the emergence of martyrdom during the sec...
Martyrdom is thought to be a critical part of Christian identity. However, martyrdom necessarily inc...
From the first Christian centuries, martyrdom represented the most acute expression of suffering for...
Der vorliegende Beitrag versucht – aufbauend auf der Darstellung der Theologie des Martyriums – zu z...
This paper examines how Jon Sobrino’s definition of what constitutes a martyr has changed over the p...
From the beginning of Christianity, the martyrs have been deemed paragons of the ideal of imitatio C...
The objectives of this study is to investigate how the church has changed over time, with focus on h...
From the beginning of Christianity, the martyrs have been deemed paragons of the ideal of imitatio C...
The purpose of this article is to offer a perspective on persecutions and martyrdom in the context ...
Onderzoekseenheid Geschiedenis van kerk en theologie. Onderzoekseenheid Dogmatische theologie. Afdel...
The past and present of the Church give enough evidence that it also has always been the Church of m...
De geschiedenis van het christendom toont dat steeds weer opnieuw mensen voor hun geloof sterven. In...
Martyrs have a special status in every religion. They are "heroes" who give their lives for their id...
This thesis presents a socio-theological analysis of the process by which a martyr is made and prese...
Martyrs have a special status in every religion. They are "heroes" who give their lives for their id...
The letters of Ignatius represent one of the key texts for the emergence of martyrdom during the sec...
Martyrdom is thought to be a critical part of Christian identity. However, martyrdom necessarily inc...
From the first Christian centuries, martyrdom represented the most acute expression of suffering for...
Der vorliegende Beitrag versucht – aufbauend auf der Darstellung der Theologie des Martyriums – zu z...
This paper examines how Jon Sobrino’s definition of what constitutes a martyr has changed over the p...
From the beginning of Christianity, the martyrs have been deemed paragons of the ideal of imitatio C...
The objectives of this study is to investigate how the church has changed over time, with focus on h...
From the beginning of Christianity, the martyrs have been deemed paragons of the ideal of imitatio C...
The purpose of this article is to offer a perspective on persecutions and martyrdom in the context ...
Onderzoekseenheid Geschiedenis van kerk en theologie. Onderzoekseenheid Dogmatische theologie. Afdel...
The past and present of the Church give enough evidence that it also has always been the Church of m...