The suffering body : responding to the persecution of Christians

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Introduction / Harold D. Hunter, Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. -- Persecution, martyrdom, and Christian self-definition in the early church / Helen Rhee -- Spirit theology of suffering / Keith Warrington -- Anabaptist-Mennonite theology of suffering: some features / Thomas Finger -- Christians and persecution : making an appropriate response / Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. -- Scandal and the glory of the cross / John Onaiyekan -- Persecution of Christians in the Muslim world / Patrick Sookhdeo -- Orthodox response to persecution : the situation in the Middle East / Despina D. Prassas -- 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 -- 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.