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This book argues that we have been mistaken about the fundamental assumption that Christianity is the key to understanding the “Christian” martyr. Examining martyrdom in early Christian history, Matt Recla argues that the violent deaths of martyrs, real and imagined, were appropriated for Christian institutional life. Through deconstructing martyrdom and appreciating the complexity of the martyr, we recognize martyrdom not as a socio-historical phenomenon inherent to particular ideologies, and not as a religious “identity” but as the institutional co-optation of violence. The Christian apologist Tertullian argued that the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the Church, but while the seed may be the key to martyrdom, the blood is the key to the martyr.The book shows how martyrs exceed the bounds of institutional narrative. Centering analysis of martyrdom first around the martyr's existential difference and the complex biological, psychological, and socio-cultural factors that lead to willing death, this book sheds new light on the motivations of martyrs, our fascination with them, and the parasitic relationship of religion to violent death.In challenging long-held beliefs about the praiseworthiness of martyrdom, this book is of interest to scholars of religion as well as those concerned about the relationship between religion and violence.

Martyrdom --- Violence --- Christian martyrs --- 235.3*7 --- Martyrs --- Martyrdom (Christianity) --- 235.3*7 Martelaren --- Martelaren --- Christianity --- Religious aspects --- History --- Violent behavior --- Social psychology --- Christian apologetics --- Christian church history --- 272 --- 291.7 --- 291.7 Acties op religieuze beweeggronden: godsdienstoorlogen; missiewerking; zending; fanatisme; religieuze propaganda; fundamentalisme --- Acties op religieuze beweeggronden: godsdienstoorlogen; missiewerking; zending; fanatisme; religieuze propaganda; fundamentalisme --- 272 Kerkvervolging --- 272 Persecutions religieuses --- Kerkvervolging --- Persecutions religieuses

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Catholic mission from the mid-20th century onwards was complicated by geopolitical upheaval, church reform, and the emergent critique of the colonial power matrix to which the Church belonged. Missionary movements to Latin America coincided with visions for a progressive, radically transformative church.Landscapes of Liberation expands scholarship into liberation theology’s reception in Andean America and critically examines the interplay of the Catholic Church as a global institution with parishes as local actors. Through source material from both sides of the Atlantic, this book charts how a transnational network of pastoral agents and laypeople in Peru’s southern highlands claimed mission and development as intertwined tenets of spiritual and social life throughout three decades of agrarian reform, activism, and social conflict. Ultimately, this book reveals how transformative theories for rural development yield contingent transformations: concrete change, yet contested liberation.

RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions --- Peru --- Politics and government --- 266.2 --- 27 <08> --- 27 <08> Histoire de l'Eglise--Verzamelwerken. Reeksen --- 27 <08> Kerkgeschiedenis--Verzamelwerken. Reeksen --- Histoire de l'Eglise--Verzamelwerken. Reeksen --- Kerkgeschiedenis--Verzamelwerken. Reeksen --- 266.2 Missionering --- Missionering --- 266 <85> --- 266 <85> Missies. Evangelisatie. Zending--Peru --- 266 <85> Missions. Evangelisation--Peru --- Missies. Evangelisatie. Zending--Peru --- Missions. Evangelisation--Peru

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"Die Katholische Kirche in der Schweiz war eine der ersten Ortskirchen Westeuropas, die sich in Form einer Synode einer selbstkritischen Selbstvergewisserung nach dem Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzil unterzog. Ihre Ergebnisse sind bis heute wegweisend. In einem lebendigen Wechselverhältnis von nationaler und diözesaner Ebene wurden Themen besprochen und Beschlüsse gefasst, die wesentlich für eine generative Neubesinnung und prospektive Entwicklung der Katholischen Kirche in der Schweiz sein sollten. 50 Jahre später lesen Expertinnen und Experten die Texte der Synode 72 neu. Es geht ihnen um eine uns als Erbe und Auftrag übergebene Erinnerung an das Potential solcher Perspektiven, wie sie in der Synode 72 vorgeschlagen wurden. Ihre Verwirklichung und/oder Weiterentwicklung stellt nach wie vor eine bleibende Herausforderung dar."

(Produktform)Paperback / softback --- (Produktform (spezifisch))Paperback / softback (stationery) --- Duales System Schweiz --- Schweiz --- Bistümer --- Aggiornamento --- katholisch --- Kirche --- Partikularkonzilien --- Zweites Vatikanisches Konzil --- kirchliche Transformation --- Synodalität --- Partizipation --- Katholische Kirche Schweiz --- Councils and synods --- 262.41 <494> --- 260.11 --- 260.11 Wezen van de Kerk: innerlijke constitutie; mystiek lichaam; formeel, eeuwigdurend, hiërarchisch en monarchaal genootschap; zending van de Kerk --- Wezen van de Kerk: innerlijke constitutie; mystiek lichaam; formeel, eeuwigdurend, hiërarchisch en monarchaal genootschap; zending van de Kerk --- Christian councils and synods --- Church councils --- Synods --- Religious gatherings --- 262.41 <494> Landelijke bisschoppensynodes. Bisschoppenconferenties--Zwitserland --- Landelijke bisschoppensynodes. Bisschoppenconferenties--Zwitserland --- Catholic Church --- Church of Rome --- Roman Catholic Church --- Katholische Kirche --- Katolyt︠s︡ʹka t︠s︡erkva --- Römisch-Katholische Kirche --- Römische Kirche --- Ecclesia Catholica --- Eglise catholique --- Eglise catholique-romaine --- Katolicheskai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ --- Chiesa cattolica --- Iglesia Católica --- Kościół Katolicki --- Katolicki Kościół --- Kościół Rzymskokatolicki --- Nihon Katorikku Kyōkai --- Katholikē Ekklēsia --- Gereja Katolik --- Kenesiyah ha-Ḳatolit --- Kanisa Katoliki --- כנסיה הקתולית --- כנסייה הקתולית --- 가톨릭교 --- 천주교