Rushdie is far too optimistic that the Western liberal vision is free from the deficiencies he finds in martyrdom. The scrap of dialogue that has been recorded for posterity is not much more than an ...

HILLARY CHAPMAN (Bahá’í Educator): The Bahá’í faith begins with two prophetic figures in 19th century Persia. The Báb was a merchant by trade, and came to assert that he was the fulfillment of Islam, ...

Princeton University’s Elaine Pagels is about the nearest thing there is to a superstar in the realm of Christian history scholarship. It is largely through her work that many understand the early non ...

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In a speech four years ago, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, presented a vision of leadership deeply tied to the idea of martyrdom. Drawing on early Islamic history, he described ...

Certainly advancing some bold claims, the professor holds that the so-called "Age of Martyrs" was, at least in part, fictional. This was the time-frame before Emperor Constantine legalized ...

There is a powerful sense of loss at the heart of Christian martyrdom, because there is something given away that is worth losing. Paradoxically, life in its fullness is hallowed by martyrdom. It is ...