A Theology of Martyrdom – A Look Back at Current Events
Recent tragic events worldwide have renewed awareness and raised questions about what it means to be a martyr. The word “martyr,” related to the Greek term for a “witness” has broadened its English definition to mean anyone who has given his or her life for a particular cause.…
Making Sense of Religious Liberty
Jackson Watts Recently a friend of mine at the Helwys Society Forum, a site I also contribute to, called attention to Robert Louis Wilken’s book, Liberty in the Things of God: The Christian Origins of Religious Freedom. I had somehow overlooked this title, though I had admired Wilken’s…
A Theology of Martyrdom
by Kevin Hester A few weeks ago, the Western world was rocked by the news of 21 Christians who were martyred at the hands of ISIS in Syria. Social media was abuzz with anger, dismay, and questions about politics and faith. However, the persecution of Christians is nothing…