Christian Martyrdom and Political Violence - A Comparative Theology With Judaism and Islam

This book examines the commonalities of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, and presents martyr narratives as a resource for resisting political violence.

List of contents

1. Scripture and political violence; 2. Early Christian martyrdom and political violence; 3. Comparative martyrologies; 4. Martyrdom or political violence?; 5. On becoming a 'faithful witness' today.

About the author

Rubén Rosario Rodríguez is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology in the Department of Theological Studies at St Louis University, Missouri. His first book, Racism and God-Talk: A Latino/a Perspective (2008), won the 2011 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award for Theology. He has contributed to two recent collections, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Latino/a Theology (2015) and Immigrant Neighbors among Us: Immigration across Theological Traditions (2015), and is editor for the forthcoming T&T Clark Companion to Political Theology.

Summary

The book is intended for academic theologians and scholars of religion, and should also appeal to clergy, religious professionals and laypersons. It will be of interest to anyone seeking to better understand the complexities of theological reflection on political violence, including specialists in political science, philosophy and social ethics.

Product details

• Authors: Ruben Rosario Rodriguez, Ruben (St Louis University Rosario Rodriguez, Rubén Rosario Rodríguez
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781107187146
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18714-6
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Islam, comparative religion, RELIGION / Theology, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Judaism