01989nam a22002057a 4500003000900000005001700009008004100026020001500067040001500082082001200097245012600109260004700235300003300282504004100315505133300356650001601689650002001705700002701725700003101752AU-EpEBC20111017203559.0110413t        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a1842273787  aNEMBcNEMB  a272/SUF  aThe suffering body :bresponding to the persecution of Christians /cedited by Harold D. Hunter and  Cecil M. Robeck, Jr.  aMilton Keynes, UK :bPaternoster,cc.2006.  axxii, 228p ;bpbk ;c23.5cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aContents : 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.  aPersecution  aChurch history.  aHunter, Harold D.eed.  aRobeck, Cecil M.cJr,eed.