Martyrdom and identity : the self on trial /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
T & T Clark,
2010.
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| Series: | T & T Clark theology.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 'What kind of idea are you?' Martyrdom and identity in Charles Taylor and in Salman Rushdie's: The Satanic Verses; 3 The first temptation: the temptation to security and the risk of martyrdom; 4 The second temptation: the temptation to collaborate and the mission of the martyrs; 5 The third temptation: the temptation to idealism and martyrdom as passive action; 6 The fourth temptation: the temptation of honour and reward, and martyrdom as renunciation; 7 'Who killed the Archbishop?' Martyrdom, temptation and providence; 8 Martyrdom and the self in review