But by and large the Christian leaders did not encourage people volunteering themselves as martyrs. We have a few notable accounts on the books where in a fit of enthusiasm somebody would run into ...

Chaput makes two points in his new book, Strangers in a Strange ... The witness of the early martyrs reminds us that as much as a passionately Christian life is difficult, it’s also a life ...

The martyrs are drawn from every continent and many Christian denominations and represent all who have been oppressed or persecuted for their faith. Among them are victims of Nazism, communism and ...