The suffering body :
The suffering body : responding to the persecution of Christians /
edited by Harold D. Hunter and Cecil M. Robeck, Jr.
- Milton Keynes, UK : Paternoster, c.2006.
- xxii, 228p ; pbk ; 23.5cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents : List of contributors -- Introduction / Harold D. Hunter and Cecil M. Robeck, Jr.
Theological foundations
Persecution, martyrdom, and Christian self-definition in the early church / Helen Rhee -- A spirit theology of suffering / Keith Warrington -- An Anabaptist - Mennonite theology of suffering: some features / Thomas Finger -- Christians and persecution: making an appropriate response / Cecil M. Robeck, Jr.
Africa
The scandal and the glory of the cross / John Onaiyekan
The Middle East
Persecution of Christians in the Muslim world / Patrick Sookhdeo -- An Orthodox response to persecution: the situation in the Middle East / Despina D. Prassas.
Central and Eastern Europe
Persecution of the Romanian Church in the Twentieth Century: an historical and theological perspective / Ioan F. Tipei -- Anatomy of suffering: consequences of persecutions in the past for the church in the Post Soviet era / Valdis Teraudkalns -- Martyria and Koinonia: theological reflections on some aspects of the history of Poland / Dariusz Mikolaj Cupial.
Asia
God and Caesar: church and state relationships in Communist China / Bob (Xiqiu) Fu -- Human rights violations and the church in Myanmar / Chin Khua Khai -- Spiritual foundations for interreligious dialogue and reflection on its present-day practice / Felix A. Machado.
1842273787
Persecution
Church history.
272/SUF
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents : List of contributors -- Introduction / Harold D. Hunter and Cecil M. Robeck, Jr.
Theological foundations
Persecution, martyrdom, and Christian self-definition in the early church / Helen Rhee -- A spirit theology of suffering / Keith Warrington -- An Anabaptist - Mennonite theology of suffering: some features / Thomas Finger -- Christians and persecution: making an appropriate response / Cecil M. Robeck, Jr.
Africa
The scandal and the glory of the cross / John Onaiyekan
The Middle East
Persecution of Christians in the Muslim world / Patrick Sookhdeo -- An Orthodox response to persecution: the situation in the Middle East / Despina D. Prassas.
Central and Eastern Europe
Persecution of the Romanian Church in the Twentieth Century: an historical and theological perspective / Ioan F. Tipei -- Anatomy of suffering: consequences of persecutions in the past for the church in the Post Soviet era / Valdis Teraudkalns -- Martyria and Koinonia: theological reflections on some aspects of the history of Poland / Dariusz Mikolaj Cupial.
Asia
God and Caesar: church and state relationships in Communist China / Bob (Xiqiu) Fu -- Human rights violations and the church in Myanmar / Chin Khua Khai -- Spiritual foundations for interreligious dialogue and reflection on its present-day practice / Felix A. Machado.
1842273787
Persecution
Church history.
272/SUF
